Mental Health Issues and Demonic Oppression

[n david]

Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa

Christians in the plural isn’t what I’m talking about. The drawn circle around us is all that matters. Everything must begin with us being on fire. Anything I ever wanted in my life it was me who needed to make the decision to act and carry it out. I always remember my church Brother Noah Goldberg running around with his Bible opened up to the book of Acts. He kept asking all the elders when we will do all the things in the book of Acts. When he got to me I just said to him “do it!” He and his wife went and did it. All night prayer meetings before we would have service. Great Holy Ghost services. Christians? No, Christian. You make the difference. You are the movement, you are the change.

I understand Christians in plural isn't what you were addressing; however, the plural is what was being addressed in the post first in my post here:

Originally Posted by n david

What has changed? This is not a new phenomenon. Ministry has always been under attack, always had stressful issues and discouraging situations. Yet only in the past decade or so are we hearing of ministers and saints on mood altering drugs or ministers committing suicide.

A1 responded with this:

Originally Posted by Apostolic1ness

not sure what the problem is, but I can say I dont think folks pray now like the used to.
I think it was a Verbal Bean book I read that he made the comment that his elders at the time believed that a person wouldnt make it if they didnt pray at least three hours a day. Bro. Bean said he believed that a person wouldnt make it if they didnt pray at least one hour a day.

I wander what that has dwindled down to in our generation.

And you then replied to A1 by changing the subject to individual responsibility -- which I don't believe anyone would argue your point.

But would you agree that things are not the same as they once were? People aren't as committed as in past decades. People are more distracted by jobs and entertainment than in previous decades.

Back to the topic of the thread and I'll pose my original question to you: What has changed? This is not a new phenomenon. Ministry has always been under attack, always had stressful issues and discouraging situations. Yet only in the past decade or so are we hearing of ministers and saints on mood altering drugs or ministers committing suicide. Why do you believe this is?