🌿 Filled, Not Empty — A Lesson from Luke 11:24–28

In December 2012, I attended a church camp organized by my former church in Singapore. During one of the ministry sessions, I asked a visiting speaker from Australia to pray for me. As he laid his hand on my head, I heard him declare,

“Demon, you leave her now. Stop disturbing her.”

I was shocked. Inside, I thought, “How could a demon live inside me? I’m a Christian.”

At that time, I believed in Jesus with my words . I went to church, sang in worship, and said the right things — but secretly, my heart was far from Him. I was living in sin, still holding on to habits and practices that had opened doors to darkness.

Not long after, my life began to crumble. I lost a great job in Singapore and had to return to Malaysia. For nearly ten years, I struggled with deep depression, confusion, and pain. Looking back, I now understand that moment of confrontation was not meant to shame me — it was a wake-up call from God.

Jesus said in Luke 11:24–26 that when an unclean spirit leaves a person, it goes looking for rest. If it finds the heart empty, it returns — bringing even more darkness with it.
That truth became real to me.

It is not enough to simply remove sin, evil habits, or darkness from our lives. The heart must be filled — filled with the Holy Spirit, filled with God’s Word, and surrendered fully under the Lordship of Christ.

Only when Jesus reigns within can we experience true freedom and peace.
When the house of the soul is empty, darkness looks for a way back.
But when the house is filled — with worship, with prayer, with the presence of the Living God — there is no room for anything else but His light.

Today, I understand this: deliverance must lead to discipleship, and repentance must lead to relationship.
It is not enough to be cleansed — we must also be transformed.
It is not enough to say “Jesus is Lord” — we must live as though He truly is.

“Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.” — Luke 11:28