Why Christians Shouldn’t Celebrate Halloween
This post is written to those that consider themselves followers of Jesus Christ. I just want to throw that disclaimer out there before I get into this topic.
I celebrated halloween most of my childhood and adult life. It was supposed to be “fun” and “innocent” right? I didn’t dress like the rest of the world. My costumes were fun things. But what nobody knew is that I was being tormented every single night. I had vivid demonic dreams. I had encounters with the devil and many nights he and his demons would torment me in my bed. (My bed would shake. I was choked. Etc etc.) This happened to me well into adulthood. And yes, I was a professing Christian. I gave my life to Jesus at 8 years old.
So how could I still be so tormented like that if I was a Christian and had the Holy Spirit inside of me?
It was because of what I was dabbling in. I wasn’t out participating in seances or saying spells. I wasn’t playing the ouija board every night. It was the “little,” seemingly harmless things that were opening doors. Horror movies. Halloween. Playing games like “light as a feather, stiff as a board” and the mirror games at sleepovers. These things might not seem like a big deal, but every single encounter with fear allowed the door to get propped open even wider until there was a full fledged spiritual war taking place for my mind.
As an adult I went through a time with the Lord of repenting for every single time I played or participated in anything that was not of Him. I went one by one and repented. And a curious thing happened—the torment STOPPED.
Gone. No open doors. The devil no longer had legal ground to torment me. I took Jesus to those places and slammed the door shut!
So, after experiencing so much peace, you can imagine how hard I work now to protect that. I work hard to keep my children from experiencing the torment I went through. Or worse.
If you haven’t noticed, the acceptance of evil has allowed things to escalate. Yesterday I drove by a home that had decorated for halloween and they had a gigantic 7 or 8 foot demonic beast in front of their house. It was robotic and moved its head and body, though remained stationary. Here’s the thing. I wouldn’t have noticed it except on the opposite side of the road a man was walking his dog and the dog was absolutely freaking out. Terrified. I assumed there must be another dog across the street that he was afraid of so I turned my head and caught sight of the beast. With my window up, I could hear the demonic sounds and growls coming out of its mouth. And this is going to greet the little children “harmlessly” dressed as little princesses and super heroes coming around for candy. Little “innocent” things open the door for these beasts and escalated demonic activity.
On halloween night around the world, children are used in ritualistic demonic sacrifices. This isn’t a “conspiracy theory.” Sadly it’s the truth. And you know what? It’s not new. People sacrificed children to their idols/gods time and time again all throughout the Bible. And God DESPISED it.
I encourage you to take some time to read about the origin of halloween and decide if you really want to celebrate something that gives the devil even more ground in this world. Something that opens the door to fear in the hearts of children and adults alike.
Why am I being such a “fun wrecker”? 😂 Because Ephesians 5:11 says, “And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.”
My job here as a fellow believer (and yes, one day a pastor) is to lovingly teach you how to recognize the darkness by using the light of Jesus to expose it. There’s no shame or judgement coming from me. Remember, I too celebrated halloween until about 7 years ago. And I remember how HARD it was to sit in my house with no porch light on and I heard alllll the lies. “But how can you be the light for Jesus if you have yours off on the darkest night of the year?”
Because I remember what it felt like as a young girl to have my bed shaking and night terrors so bad I soaked my bed with sweat and tears. I remember what it was like to be exposed to decorated haunted house after decorated haunted house and how it shook me to the core.
And I remember what it was like to live with insane amounts of anxiety every single day. I had no idea the two were connected until I slammed the doors shut and felt peace. True and lasting peace.
And that’s what I pray for you. That the doors of evil will be exposed in your life and you will take Jesus’ hand and slam the doors shut. And then, my friend, you will experience peace.
Philippians 4:8 says, “Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.”
There is no such thing as “innocent” or “harmless” when it comes to the evil one. He is your enemy. 1 Peter 5:8 the amplified version says “Be sober [well balanced and self-disciplined], be alert and cautious at all times. That enemy of yours, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion [fiercely hungry], seeking someone to devour.”
This is not for you to be afraid. This is for you to remember that YOU have authority in Christ! Slam the doors shut and don’t look back. Be the church and the light the other 364 days of the year. It will matter more than passing out a couple pieces of candy one night.
If you have questions, feel free to ask! 🙂
Blessings,
-Nikki
