“Everything Ain’t a Demon… Sometimes You Just Need a Nap”

We’ve all heard it… “You need to be delivered.” “You’re under attack.” “You got a stronghold.” And sometimes… yeah, that’s true. But other times? You’re not possessed. You’re just exhausted. You don’t need a full altar call… you just need a nap, a meal, and a boundary. So let’s talk about it. When Over-Spiritualizing Goes Left… Somewhere along the way, church culture made every issue a spirit. Anxiety? Cast it out. Depression? Rebuke it. Burnout? Fast harder. But what if your body is just saying “I’m tired”? What if your heart is saying “I’m grieving”? What if your mind is saying “I’m overwhelmed and under-supported”? Everything doesn’t need a demon cast out. Sometimes it needs a conversation. A diagnosis. A day off. A hug. Deliverance is Real… But So Are Emotions Don’t get it twisted… I believe in deliverance. I’ve seen God free people in radical, beautiful, undeniable ways. But we can’t shout over everything we refuse to sit with. (Pass the offering plate church…we can go home right there! Lol.) Sometimes what we call “spiritual warfare” is really poor self-care… or unhealed trauma that never got addressed. And if we’re not careful, we start using deliverance as a way to avoid doing the work. (Yikes) Letting God heal you isn’t the same as letting Him fix you in five minutes so you can skip the hard stuff. Sometimes God delivers you through the process… not just the moment. You Don’t Have to Pick Between Faith and Function You can pray… and journal. You can lay prostrate… and have a therapist. You can go to the altar… and go to the doctor. It’s not a lack of faith. It’s a full-life approach. Healing is layered. Some things get broken in the Spirit. Others get unpacked in the soul. And the healthiest believers I know don’t just shout loud… they sit still, too. So Let’s Normalize This: • Not every mood shift is a spiritual attack. • Not every emotional wound is a stronghold. • Not every tired season is warfare. Sometimes it’s just— life… and life be life-ing. (Man listen when I tell you hahaha) And God meets you in the middle of it all… without judgment. ⸻ Yes, some things need to be cast out… but others need to be cared for. Everything ain’t a demon. Sometimes… it’s just a human trying to survive.