hi... not sure of what statement of 1oxboxgirl's you are referring to so can't comment on that but..

yes.... plenty of warnings about 'bad' spirits. In my native culture there is an awareness that both good and bad spirits are all around us. There are many things that go on that I don't even want to know about. People drawn in by the bad spirits and doing some stuff I won't go near.

There are also ceremonies performed and medicines carried for protection from bad spirits. With or without the traditional ceremonies or my sacred medicine pouch I have Jesus and the Holy Spirit for the greatest of protection.

Everyday I ask for and receive spiritual discernment to know when I am in the presence or being bothered by bad spirits. I am protected in the name of Jesus from the workings of 'bad' spirits around me. I send them away with one word.... Jesus. I send them away with the smoke from the sacred medicines, I send them away with the drum and the dance. I send them away with my love for Creator and my pledge to live for Creator's good. I am protected by my ancestors who in spirit battle those spirits who seek to do harm.

I put on the armour of God everyday and centre myself in love; I walk in peace and beauty where no evil wants to be.
Evil can not hurt me. I'm mindful and respective of negative energies and bad spirits and thier works and I do not mess with stuff I'm not called to do or been properly prepared to withstand. I'm also mindful of all the good spirits and their power over all that is evil. I align myself with what is good and honourable and trust God, the angels and the spirits of my ancestors to keep me safe.

I'm very sensitive to all energies around me and am very reactive to those sensations. I must feel the peace and it must fit with all that I know and believe in my heart. Otherwise I am quick to denounce the negative energy, naming it and casting it our from my presence. Protection and peace are always a name away... Jesus. That for me is what it means to be born again. Born into peace and kept safe by the blood that was shed in my name. I don't take it lightly but I don't walk in fear either.... discernment yes, faith yes, fear no.

I know I'm not called to be a warrior in the spirit world or to enter places where these battles rage. I'm called to be a helper, a peacemaker and a messager of love, hope and promise and that is pretty much where I keep myself.

Yet, within me remains a desire to know more spiritually. To be more of spirit than of my physical self. How that will transpire I have no sense of it. I do have the promise always that I am heard and I can hear the wisdom, love and leadership of God as the centre of my life.

Sorry if this topic caused any discomfort within any one. It is not my intention to draw us into talk of bad spirits. I don't really want to go there either. Like I said, I don't see myself as one called to such spiritual warfare but when I am in the presense of bad spirits I am not alone and I am armed and protect to defeat anything seeking to disturb my peace.

I will look for the statement you referred to.