Top Ten Questions to Ask
When trying to locate the
source or root of a bondage, these top ten questions can be very helpful and
save a lot of time. Think of this as a miniature deliverance questionnaire.
1. What kind of bondage
are you facing? (Fears, depression, voices in your mind, mental illness,
physical illness, mental torment, spiritual torment, etc.)
It's always important to
clearly identify the problem, so you know exactly what you are dealing with.
2. Do you remember when
the bondage started? What was happening around the time this bondage started?
Many bondages can be easily
traced back to a particular experience in one's life. If you can get the person
to remember when exactly their bondage started, they will likely remember what
happened that 'triggered' the problem in the first place.
3. Can you see any 'open
doors' where the bondage may have entered through?
Give the person you are
ministering to a chance to see if they can come up with anything. They may not
be able to come up with anything, or they may be completely wrong, but it's
definitely worth a try.
4. Have you or your
ancestors been involved in the occult or any false religions? Including secret
societies such as Freemasonry and also seeking occult power or knowledge from
others, such as having a fortune told, etc.
Countless bondages are rooted
in some sort of occult involvement, either by the person or by their ancestors.
False religions are a red flag as well. Freemasonry is well known for bringing
people under demonic bondage.
5. Do you have ancestors
or family members who have suffered from a similar kind of bondage?
This is a good way to begin
looking into the possibility of a spirit being handed down through a
generational curse or iniquity.
6. How do you see
yourself? (Do you feel guilty, low self-esteem, confident, etc.)
This can help reveal problems
with guilt, strongholds, rejection, self-rejection, etc.
7. Is there anything in
your life that has been or is currently troubling you?
This is a great conversation
starter to help them open up about what's on their mind, and can be a great way
to reveal the struggles they are facing mentally and spiritually.
8. Do you feel truly
loved by God for who you are? (Be honest!)
This is a great way to
identify a very common stronghold. Many people don't see God as a loving
Father, and it hinders them from feeling God's love in their life, which gives
the devil a lot of room to play havoc.
9. What things have
negatively impacted your life? (Traumatic experiences, deeper sins, bad relationships,
etc.)
Finding out what things have
negatively affected a person's life can reveal many doors that the devil has
gained into their lives. Bad relationships can cause bitterness and cause
people to become emotionally built up inside. Unforgiveness is a known way for
a person to become defiled, which is an open door to the devil. Deeper sins may
or may not have been put to rest in the person's mind. If the person still
continues to beat themselves up for it, then they would do good to confess the
sin, forsake it, and receive God's forgiveness of it, as well as forgive
themselves for it. A clean conscience is important to a person's spiritual
freedom, but if a person is unwilling to forgive themselves, they hinder their
conscience from being cleansed.
10. What was your
relationship with your parents like when you were growing up?
Many bondages begin in
childhood, because a child is much more sensitive and easily damaged than
adults. If a person has had a rough upbringing, it can result in a lot of unresolved
problems later on in life. Any hurt feelings towards ones parents must be
brought out into the open, confessed, then forgiven.