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# Control
- URL: https://www.belonging.house/control/
- Published: 2026-10-22T09:41:47.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-22T09:41:47.000Z
- Description: It is another subtle way to get power over people.
- Author: Christ John Otto
- Tags: witchcraft, Spiritual Warfare

Thank you for your prayers.

Witchcraft  
is the desire for power over other people  
through  
manipulation  
to control  
in order to dominate.  
This desire starts out as human desire,  
but becomes spiritual.  
And swiftly,  
manipulation  
crosses from the realm of the true  
to the realm of the forbidden.

People get attracted to witchcraft  
because they themselves feel weak and powerless.  
This is why those who  
embrace a victim mentality  
can be so manipulative and controlling.  
And why so many do get into witchcraft.

This is why many get drawn into  
what sounds like Christian prayer at first,  
but eventually becomes  
cursing.  
Anytime you speak over someone  
or something  
with evil intent  
for harm  
you are cursing.  
It is another subtle way to get power over people.

The opposite of witchcraft  
is surrender.  
"I surrender Jesus to your will."  
Let it be to me according to your word.  
Not my word.  
Not my vision.  
Not my gifts and abilities.  
Not my destiny.  
Yours.

It is not about you.

Are you starting to see  
that witchcraft is just narcissism?  
Narcissists want to control and have power over other people  
to meet their own need for  
validation and worth.  
We live in a narcissistic age  
and many people think  
that being a Christian is all about them.  
It's not.  
It is all about Jesus.  
**It is all about letting God be in control.**  
It means I can't fix it.

This series on Witchcraft  
is almost over.  
Some of you reading  
may be disappointed that  
I didn't talk about spiritual warfare.

**I am talking about spiritual warfare.**  
The most powerful  
spiritual warfare  
**is becoming a disciple of Jesus**  
and then helping others become disciples too.  
That means  
surrendering to God.  
It means learning to listen to his voice.  
It means walking in humble obedience.  
It means loving other people,  
doing unto others  
the things you wish they would do to you.  
It means blessing and not cursing.

When you let go  
and allow God to be in charge,  
you are not in danger of the power of witchcraft in the church.

God,  
grant me the serenity  
to accept the things I cannot change,  
the courage to change the things I can,  
and the wisdom to know the difference.

He Never fails,

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