Jackie Hill Perry, an author, speaker and poet who has inspired millions with her story of giving up her gay lifestyle and finding true fulfillment in Jesus, warned earlier this year that Satan was trying to lure a “whole generation of Christians with witchcraft.” to destroy .”

Perry, who is coming out with a new book, “Upon Waking: 60 Daily Reflections to Discover Ourselves and the God We Were Made For,” made these comments in January during Passion 2023, warning of people increasingly engaging in “witchcraft.” note that the problem deeply affects young Christians.

“The enemy is trying to destroy an entire generation of Christians with witchcraft,” Perry said. “He wants us to consider alternative energy sources for joy and peace [and] for a right spirit.”

The author reflected on these comments in a recent interview with CBN Digital, explaining why she believes the church sometimes fails to address the spiritual warfare we see detailed in Ephesians 6 – and why she chooses to move on from the topic Passion phase was approached so courageously.

See what Perry had to say:

“Witches are brave,” Perry said. “Witches are very loud and bold about their rituals and their altars and the means by which they gain access to the spirit realm independent of Jesus, aren’t they?”

Perry continued, “And there's a whole generation that is being introduced to these powers on TikTok and this ability to find strength, to find peace, to have some kind of control over their lives, over their minds and even over others through the supernatural.” “achieve.” means.”

However, she cautioned against such ventures, saying it is imperative for Christians to speak out on the issue out of love and concern for others.

“We need to express the fact that people believe that there is power and other dimensions besides Jesus himself,” Perry said. “But Jesus came and said that you cannot worship the Father and have access to God unless you do it in the Spirit, by the power of the Spirit, and in truth, according to God’s Word.”

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In the end, Perry said that if we don't discuss these issues, it means we are “leaving a lot of people lost,” and she implored Christians not to be afraid of Satan.

“We must not be afraid of the devil,” she said. “He is defeated, but we cannot be so rational that we believe everything is a matter of logic and not also a spiritual reality.”

Perry said the devil is “cunning” and believers can often mistakenly believe that what happens in churches is just “flesh and blood” when in reality there may be spiritual matters at play.

Discussing these topics, the author promoted After Awakening: 60 Daily Reflections to Discover Ourselves and the God We Were Created for, a collection of 60 daily reflections on Scripture designed to “help you to awaken to the God you were created to be, the life you were created to be, the person you were created to be, and the person you were created to be.”