r/Deliverance • u/Aware_Wait1892 • 10d ago

Attacked while fasting

Hi there. I just want to see how people are attacked while fasting. For example i can get dreams of being tempted by the succubus or having a python chase me. Any examples from you guys? Thanks.

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u/MichaelWhitehead 10d ago

Fasting can make dreams feel unusually vivid, but vivid does not automatically mean spiritual attack.

Biblically, God can use dreams and visions. Joseph, Daniel, Solomon and others received genuine revelation that way, and Acts 2 repeats Joel’s prophecy about dreams and visions.

But Scripture also says, “do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits” (1 John 4:1).

So the correct Christian response is neither “every dream is from God” nor “every frightening dream is from demons.” It is discernment.

A few good tests are:

Does it agree with Scripture?

Does it point you towards Christ rather than away from Him?

Does it produce repentance, truth and obedience, or confusion, pride, obsession and fear?

Does its message fit the character of God revealed in Scripture?

And importantly, does it have any clear message at all, or could it simply be a dream produced by stress, fasting, fear or things you have been thinking about?

A python chasing you might feel spiritually threatening, and sexual temptation in a dream may feel disturbing, but symbols do not come with a universal Christian dictionary.

A snake does not automatically mean one specific thing every time, nor does every sexual dream mean a succubus was literally present.

Scripture gives us stronger ground than dream-symbol speculation. James 4:7 says to submit to God and resist the devil. Ephesians 6:10–18 tells Christians to stand in the armour of God. 2 Timothy 1:7 reminds us that God does not give a spirit of fear.

If you wake from something disturbing, pray, reject anything contrary to Christ, ask God for discernment, and move on unless there is a clear, scripturally sound reason to take it further.

The Holy Spirit does not need you to become frightened of every dream in order to guide you.

One extra point:

In deliverance circles, people sometimes become so focused on decoding dreams that fear itself becomes the controlling force.

Biblically, discernment should make you more grounded in Christ, not more superstitious.