Some Examples of Sins We Participate With

(All sin is leaving God out of the situation, thought, feelings or behavior)

“…for whatever is not from faith is sin.” Romans 14:23b

*Fear– see below

Self-hatred, insecurities, inadequacies, self-blame, self-condemnation

Hate towards people who “deserve” it, in thoughts or action and leads to murder in thoughts or action

Unforgiveness (of yourself and others), bitterness, anger, blame and resentment

Rage

Jealosy

Guilt, shame, embarrassment

Irritation, intolerance

Apathy towards God or others

Self-pity, victimization– belief that things aren’t your fault, you’ve been wronged or hurt and other’s don’t appreciate or love you, over sensitivity to what others say or think of you 

Idolatry, which is desire for comfort or security from anything or anyone but God– can include worshiping other gods or forms of power, however can also be many things such as medications, jobs, family, sex, attention from others or anything we feel we “need” to be happy or healthy that aren’t God

Specific hurts, heartbreak no matter how deep that won’t go away or that you feel a stab or “zing” when you think of the person or situation (name the event or person)

“Approval addiction” (only He can give me real approval/acceptance, not people)

Performance driven, perfectionism

Critical spirit, being critical of anything another person does even if it hurts you or is really wrong (that’s really between them and God)

Accusation, blaming others or circumstances for hurting you or being the real problem, even if it is true that they were wrong or you don’t deserve it.  Blaming God for not fixing your life or problems or yourself.

Pride which can be having to be “right,” thinking you have more knowledge, thinking you are better looking, have more or are better in any way than ANYONE else

Prayerlessness

Greed, envy (can be of anything: looks, position, popularity, material goods)

Selfishness, self-centeredness

Manipulation to make others do what you want them to do and not care about how they feel or what is best for them

Disobedience, rebellion, lack of humility or submission to God and unwillingness to serve/be less than others in the world’s eyes

Lust: Any form of sexual sin, pornography, any form of sex outside of marriage, gluttony

Gossip, which is speaking ANYTHING about anyone, true or not, that does not build up the Body of Christ and is not spoken in cooperation with the Holy Spirit

Unbelief in God or Godly things, that He can change ANYTHING, that He wants us to be free and that we are who He says we are

Intellectualism, which is putting worldly knowledge, even medicine and science above God’s truth

Carnal thoughts or beliefs, including holding to traditional teachings, ancestor worship or any cultural beliefs or practices (secular music, books, ceremonies, etc.) that are not in alignment with the Word of God.

Pharaseeism, legalism– when rule following is more important than loving others and surrender, humility

Occultism, which includes witchcraft, witchdoctors, hallucinogens, narcotics, overtly evil practices or symbols, worship of other “gods”or Satan, chanting, meditation without Scripture or prayer through the Holy Spirit, fortune telling, prophesy of things in the future that are not from someone walking VERY closely with God, curses, black magic, white magic, evil TV, movies, music or video games

Unloving spirit which keeps us from the love of God and ability to love ourselves and others

Infirmity which is agreement with any illness as who you are or consuming your thoughts, not believing God can heal you or asking Him to tell you what medicine to take or not, or not asking Him if your illness have spiritual roots

Pharmacia, also called witchcraft in the Bible.  Any medications that you rely on over God or become addicted to or alter your thoughts

Confusion, deaf and dumb spirit which cause thinking problems and mental disabilities

Heaviness, oppression, lethargy which includes any foggy thinking, desire to sleep too much, difficulty waking up

Lying, deceiving spirit– ANY lies are in agreement with this spirit and are not of God

Stealing, cheating

Adultery

Malice, antagonism, division, arguing, fighting

EXAMPLE: FEAR (A big demon/strongman with many under him. Listed here are symptoms/ways the spirit of fear works in us)

-Anxiety

-Stress/tension

-Dread

-Worry

-Insecurity

-Inadequacy

-Inferiority

-Torment/anguish

-Horror/terror

-Timidity/shyness

-Nightmares/insomnia

-Think the worst/negative thinking

-Paranoia/sense of danger

-Panic attacks

-Any phobias (examples: fear of heights, fear of spiders, fear of snakes, fear of sickness, fear of certain foods that you think will harm you, fear of man/people, etc.)

-Any fears you can name, that control any aspect of your life (fear of death, fear of the future, fear for your children, fear for your health, fear of rejection, fear of failure, fear of evil/black magic/curses, etc.)

This list is not exhaustive!  Also, different sources will ascribe lesser demons/sins/symptoms under different strongmen- you will find a large diversity in understanding of how the demonic hierarchies work if you research.  This again is because these hierarchies are not described in the Bible and so are more found through experiences and revelation through the Holy Spirit.  They also likely overlap.  Example: it is likely that occultism can also cause some of the symptoms of fear or infirmity, etc.  God will tell you what to “call” anything that you need to repent of if you are seeking Him and willing to surrender in your spirit.  He often brings to my mind words, phrases, sentences or shown me past events, actions or words that I need to go back and repent through.  Any past sin is important to surrender in repentance so any open doors to demonic or evil influences can be closed through the work of the Holy Spirit.

***The most important thing is to give God the full authority and power and remember this is always about your relationship with Him.  It is not good to concentrate on the demonic or sin issues, but to remember God loves you and wants you to concentrate on Him to lead you on your journey in every area of your life.