Horror Movie Reality

           How open are you to the supernatural? After watching the Conjuring, reported to be the scariest movie since the Exorcist, that subject is fresh on my mind. I didn't jump, scream or even feel that scared while watching the movie, perhaps because I've always known that the demonic element presented in the movie exists. In a nutshell, the movie is based on a reported haunting of a house in the '70's where a family was terrified by the spirit of a witch among others.
        There are four notable experiences in my life in which I've encountered and sensed the demonic. The first time was when we had a long term student from Taiwan stay with my family with the homestay program for foreign students. His brother had arrived from Taiwan and they were sharing a room. I was  in the room watching them play video games and I physically felt a spiritual presence in the room of a dark, evil nature. I could actually visualize the presence standing beside me behind the couch. A tall, heavy shadow. Needless to say, I left the room promptly. Yet I wasn't scared. I just knew I needed to leave.
         The second incident I recall clearly was in the middle of the night when I awoke to a crushing pressure on my windpipe. It felt like an arm was pressing down on my throat. I sensed a physical presence yet did not see it. I called out the name of Jesus and it was if the presence was abruptly pulled away.
         The third time was when I was experiencing anxiety attacks and depression. I was at the time very aware of when a certain mood would come upon me like a blanket. On this one occasion, I felt this mood falling on me and I actually physically pushed it away and off with a simple jerk of my shoulders. It didn't come back. At the time I was quite spiritually sensitive, and I've never experienced anything quite like that again.
         The fourth time was when I was walking to our vehicle with my wife and son, and this women came up to me and didn't say anything other than give a wide, creepy smile. I could see without a word of lie, that there was demon in this women just staring at me and grinning. I've never experienced that before then or after, and I know what I saw.
         Now depending on your belief or lack of in the supernatural, you can either believe me or write me off. Many people who saw the movie the Conjuring wouldn't have considered it as anything but a good horror movie and nothing more. The plot its self was highly dramatized and written to make people jump, but the element of truth in the movie was clear to me though sadly missed by most.
        If you are inclined to believe me, keep this in mind. No matter how powerful, evil or frightening the Darkness makes its self out to be, it will always be in submission to Jesus. Keeping a clear head, acknowledging the reality of the supernatural and knowing who is in control will diminish whatever hold the Darkness has.
       So the next time you watch a horror movie, keep this in mind. There may be a bit of truth hidden for the discerning viewer. It's up to you to see it or dismiss it.