Learn to Discern: When Darkness Becomes Normal

Darkness does not always announce itself as darkness.Sometimes it looks empowering. Sometimes it sounds spiritual. Sometimes it appears harmless, entertaining, validating, or even compassionate. But underneath the surface, we still have to ask an important question:Does this lead me toward Jesus, truth, holiness, surrender, and freedom, or does it pull me away from Him?In Part 2 of the Witchcraft series, Joshua Hommes takes the biblical foundation from the previous episode and examines how the same patterns can show up in modern culture, relationships, families, entertainment, and church environments.This episode explores rebellion against God’s design, counterfeit spirituality, manipulation and control in relationships, emotional pressure, identity struggles, broken fatherhood, unhealthy spiritual leadership, personality worship, and the gradual normalization of darkness through entertainment and media.Joshua also emphasizes an important balance: not every disagreement, unhealthy relationship, difficult situation, or piece of entertainment should automatically be labeled witchcraft. We need discernment, biblical grounding, wisdom, and the leading of the Holy Spirit.What voices are shaping your thinking?What are you allowing into your home?Are your relationships producing peace, truth, freedom, and a deeper dependence upon Jesus, or fear, pressure, confusion, manipulation, and control?And perhaps most importantly:Have you become comfortable with something that once would have bothered your spirit?It is time to take inventory, test what is influencing us, and learn to discern.Send us a messageJoin The Morning Charge LIVE Monday-Friday at 7:30 AM CT on TikTok.Want to go deeper?Join the Branjo Circle for teaching notes, discipleship resources, live classes, and community.Learn more at branjocollective.comReal Talk. Real Jesus. Real Life.