Letter 76

Hello, Shay!

You seem to have a warm caring soul! My life has been scaring me lately, so I figured I'd write in and see if you could help.

Four years ago I got divorced. The girls mother was always very mean. She literally had an evil side to her that could be seen quite easily. I wasn't as aware of this as I should've been because we had a long-distance courtship. Ever since the divorce, I have had a horrible string of bad luck. From simple surgical operations going haywire to bizarre financial pitfalls, in the last 6 months just about everything that can go wrong has. I have grown incredibly depressed because of this. I used to have a life where things went smooth, I was very successful and had no problems at all. Now "trouble" seems to be my middle name. I've even had a mental breakdown! Professional help hasn't really worked for me. They just take my money and give me more pills. I'm wondering if there really is such a thing as "evil spirits". Where else could all these problems be coming from?

Because of my depression, my ability to work and concentrate has been seriously hampered. I have been trying to keep a positive attitude. I've spent this entire holiday looking for information on the Internet. You know, inspirational and self-help material. I heard from a meditation guru that you can get other peoples karma when you sleep with them. Then another source suggested that there are "entities" that can attach themselves to you. Then, of course, there's the typical "devil" archetype.

I'm starting to go crazy! My main income-producing business is in jeopardy. I already lost the bulk of my life savings trying to get an invention of mine on the market.

Can you help me get this "monkey" off my back? What could it be? I should have good karma! I'm a good guy!

You sound like a prime candidate for Jesus! No matter what anybody else has told you, what you need the most right now is peace of mind. That is what Jesus offers. He offers freedom from worry, freedom from worldly anxiety, freedom from fear about your future. He takes all of that stuff that has built up around you and COMPLETELY DESTROYS IT! He takes all of the bad things that are going on in your life, all of the pain you’re experiencing, and He frees your soul from it!

What a belief in Jesus does for people is this: it allows you to separate your soul from the worldly problems that we all go through. It gives you some time during the day where you just sit down and discuss things with Him. You put all of your problems with Him, thank Him, and then go about your day Loving yourself and those around you. That’s what a belief in Jesus does.

The wonderful thing about Jesus is that He frees you from your past problems, and that seems to be your big hang-up. You need the freedom to look ahead, and let the stuff of the past stay in the past.

Everybody that considers looking into Jesus always says…Too much work…I don’t want to go to church….I don’t want constraints put on my life. Well, I’m here to tell you that when Jesus begins to work in your life, He works with you individually so that He helps you the way YOU need to be helped. A relationship with Jesus is a personal thing, He does not look at you as a piece of cattle. So don’t assume that you’ll be doing the typical mass-religion type of things.

The great part about all of this is that all it takes to get started is one thing: a prayer from you to Him. Simply say, “Jesus, I invite you into my life. I need help, I understand you are the best one for the job, and I invite you in.” That’s all it takes. After that, the process will begin. And let me tell you, soon enough you will realize that that ONE LITTLE PRAYER is the best thing you ever did.

Love, Shay