November 12, 2025 • 14 mins
What if the “imaginary friend” you grew up with wasn’t so imaginary? We open a candid conversation about the unseen influences that can shadow childhood and follow us into adult life—urging risky choices, breeding isolation, and draining peace from the home. Through clear examples and a grounded perspective, we outline warning signs families often overlook and explore how to respond when a playful presence turns coercive.
Joycelyn’s story brings the issue into sharp focus. As a kid, she woke up screaming, saw figures in her room, and heard a voice telling her to run from her family.
If you’ve felt watched, pressured, or pushed by an unseen weight—on the bus, at work, or alone at night—this conversation offers a way forward.
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(00:02):
Now streaming on all major podcast platforms, edifying your
mind, body and soul. We welcome you to listen now to
Soul Food with your main host, Bishop Joshua.
Here. We are always ready to share a
(00:23):
Word of Faith, unpack powerful testimonies, divinely inspired
music to enhance your faith. Walk, feed your faith wherever
you go, Quench your spiritual hunger.
(00:48):
Give the food that lasts foreverhere on the Soul Food Podcast.
You are not crazy. Paranormal Activity series.
(01:17):
Hi there, may the God of the Bible bless your life together
once again with this episode Paranormal Activity.
And today I want to talk about the imaginary friends or
invisible friends. How many times you see a child,
a kid talking by himself, herself, just talking to the
(01:42):
toys, and you think the child istalking by alone, but he's not
alone. He's talking to someone the way
he talks. The jesters, even people that
talk to the walls. These are the imaginary friends
nobody sees. But it is real.
(02:02):
Some people even call them by name is they name their
imaginary friend. It is a demon that disturbs a
person's life. Today we are going to see the
story of Joseline, this lady that suffers from Jesus
imaginary friend. Always the friend's imaginary
(02:25):
friend was telling her to run away.
I want you to stay tuned becausewe are going to see it, but I
want to show to you right now what Imaginary Friend is all
about. The human imagination.
(02:52):
It is at its prime when we are children.
That's why when a child has an imaginary friend, their parents
see it as something healthy and natural.
But what happens when this imaginary friend becomes an evil
influence? What to do when this invisible
(03:14):
being places the child's life atrisk?
These appearances rob the familyof their peace.
Things like the moving of objects inside of the house,
telling the child to jump from awindow or a ledge, or even
(03:34):
telling them to jump into watersthat they could drown in.
Instigating them to attack theirparents, siblings or even
themselves. Those who had had this
experience also have macabre stories to tell of death and
pain. The taste for life is destroyed
at childhood. Have you or your family been a
(03:59):
victim of these so-called imaginary friends?
Now you are an adult and you grew up with this imaginary
friend. When you go, you used to go to
school, he was there. Even when you are driving, you
have the feeling that's this imaginary friend is a passenger.
(04:21):
When you are working, this imaginary friend is your
coworker. It's not real, it is an evil
spirit and it doesn't regard man, women, adult, children.
Imaginary friend is an evil spirit that appears to you well,
(04:43):
and maybe you are always like this.
You are scared, you look scared because this imaginary friend
appears to you. Some feel like a real ghost that
even touch you, talks to you. And perhaps you do not have many
friends, you don't have many friends in life, but you have
(05:05):
just imaginary friends. That's the only friend that you
have. You know a few of me going to
pray, but right now, without waste no more time, let us watch
her testimony. My name is Jocelyn Cortez.
I am 20 years old and when I wasyounger I used to suffer with a
lot of paranormal activity. I used to see things in my room,
(05:28):
I used to have nightmares, I used to wake up screaming
because I was always tormented by spirits.
And it got to the point where one time I even spoke to a ghost
who kept on telling me to run torun away from my family and
nobody believed me. My parents didn't believe me at
the time. It made me very insecure
especially with a lot of people.Because of that, I I learned to
(05:53):
grow trust issues. So I wasn't able to be around
people my age. I was always around people that
were older than me, but people, these older people usually ended
up hurting me. So I was always looking for
comfort in people. I was always looking for a place
to fit in because I felt out of place.
I felt like I was weird somehow strange.
(06:16):
So it was something difficult for me to grow up.
Those experiences also made me become aggressive towards my
parents. That's how bad things had got
in. I used to tell my parents that I
wish they weren't my parents. I wish that, you know, I had
different parents. I had a different life.
I didn't like the lifestyle thatthey had for me.
So it was something difficult for me to deal with.
(06:38):
My lowest point was when I fell into depression and it was
difficult for me to talk to anybody about it because I felt
like nobody knew what I was going through.
I felt like I was alone in this world and I got to the point
where I kept on questioning why am I alive?
Why? What's the point of me being
here? I used to do a lot of things to
(06:58):
call attention. I used to get little razors and
just scratch the surface of my arm just to get attention from
people. That's how much I needed
somebody to talk to me. It was that bad that I needed to
get somebody's attention so thatthey can ask me, are you OK?
Talk to me and see if I was doing fine.
So my parents were attending theUniversal Church and I decided
(07:22):
to start participating with them.
I took part in the groups that they have to offer in the Sunday
services, which helped me a lot to gain better connection with
my family. For the Friday services, I
started participating and in theservices I became delivered from
all evil, from all spirits that were tormenting me.
(07:44):
The depression was all gone. I felt so free, free from
everything. I was free from the depression,
free from the anxiety. I used to get very anxious
around people and after participating on Fridays, all of
that just left. It left my my entire body, my
mind, my soul, everything. After I was delivered from all
of those evil spirits, all the evil, all the depression and
(08:07):
everything that I was going through, I began to hear about
the Holy Spirit. And it was something that I was
introduced to and many were telling me that with the Holy
Spirit I wouldn't feel lonely anymore.
I wouldn't feel by myself. I wouldn't feel sad or have
depression come back into my life.
(08:29):
So I started to seek and in thisway I was able to receive the
Holy Spirit. And now I can say that I am full
of peace. I am happy.
I don't have to pretend or fake a smile.
I'm truly, genuinely a happy person now.
I have friends. They're not fake friends.
They're not friends that I'm trying to impress anymore.
(08:50):
I did not see ghosts anymore. The ghosts are all gone and they
are never coming back into my life.
She's now completely free. Jocelyn does not have fake
friends. She has real friends.
And right now, I want to pray for all of you.
(09:11):
I want you, please, if you can, to stand up right now.
Get the cup of water. I will pray for your
deliverance. close your eyes. Oh God Almighty God of the
Bible, in the name of Jesus, I ask you a father, that you may
bless this water so that when this person drink of the water,
(09:36):
distortment will go away. Distortment will leave this
person who else and for all I bless.
Consecrate this water in Jesus name.
Drink your water, it is blessed.Amen.
(10:01):
Right now raise both your hands.Let me do the prayer for
deliverance. Close your eyes in the name of
Jesus. O Lords, I bless in all their
hands for freedom, for deliverance, free dispersal from
all evil. Place your hands over there upon
(10:26):
your heads. Once again close your eyes in
the name of Jesus. Imaginary friends, I say leave
dispersal alone. Get out of dispersal's life,
mind, mentality. Get out of dispersal right now.
(10:46):
You appear as a friend. You appear.
You talk to this person. You give your opinions to this
person. You tell this person to do evil.
I rebuke you, evil as spirit, and I command you leave.
You appear in the bedroom. You appear as a coworker.
(11:08):
You appear to talk to this person wherever she goes.
Those who are in prison, they don't have a cell, a monkey, but
you appear in the cell as a companion, as a friend.
I rebuke you, evil spirit, and Icommand you to live.
Open your eyes now and you say in Jesus name, take off your
(11:33):
hand, say get out of my life andnever return.
Breathe now, in and out. Amen.
You are free indeed in Jesus Christ name.
What is the next step right now,Every week you watching us here
(11:55):
on this podcast, but right now Iwant to show you how to contact
us, how to come to the UniversalChurch every Friday for freedom,
for deliveries. There are a friend of yours
about us. Learn how to contact us and to
watch more videos. God bless you have a good one.
(12:17):
If you can relate to this episode, contact us at
1-888-332-4141. There will be more deliverance
prayers in our upcoming episodes.
(12:37):
Check out our website www.paranormalactivityhelp.com.
(13:01):
When you hear soul food you probably think of this.
A rich home cooked meal that fills your belly and warms your
heart. But what about the hunger no
meal can satisfy? The hunger for peace, purpose,
(13:28):
love and joy. Introducing the Soul Food
Podcast, a faith-based show designed to nourish your spirit.
Your family, your marriage. Throw ashes.
He can give you a new life. With over 200 inspiring episodes
(13:50):
streamed across the globe, you'll find stories of hope,
encouragement, and transformation.
Today, my life is a life that I could not have imagined.
A lot of people, they go to church the first time or for a
few months because they want a blessing.
But the biggest blessing is the Holy Spirit.
(14:10):
Listen anytime, anywhere on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube
and more. Engage with polls, share your
thoughts, and be part of something bigger.
Don't miss the food that lasts forever.
Tune into the Soul Food Podcast today and feed what truly
(14:33):
matters your soul.
Now streaming on all major podcast platforms, edifying your
mind, body and soul. We welcome you to listen now to
Soul Food with your main host, Bishop Joshua.
Here. We are always ready to share a
(00:23):
Word of Faith, unpack powerful testimonies, divinely inspired
music to enhance your faith. Walk, feed your faith wherever
you go, Quench your spiritual hunger.
(00:48):
Give the food that lasts foreverhere on the Soul Food Podcast.
You are not crazy. Paranormal Activity series.
(01:17):
Hi there, may the God of the Bible bless your life together
once again with this episode Paranormal Activity.
And today I want to talk about the imaginary friends or
invisible friends. How many times you see a child,
a kid talking by himself, herself, just talking to the
(01:42):
toys, and you think the child istalking by alone, but he's not
alone. He's talking to someone the way
he talks. The jesters, even people that
talk to the walls. These are the imaginary friends
nobody sees. But it is real.
(02:02):
Some people even call them by name is they name their
imaginary friend. It is a demon that disturbs a
person's life. Today we are going to see the
story of Joseline, this lady that suffers from Jesus
imaginary friend. Always the friend's imaginary
(02:25):
friend was telling her to run away.
I want you to stay tuned becausewe are going to see it, but I
want to show to you right now what Imaginary Friend is all
about. The human imagination.
(02:52):
It is at its prime when we are children.
That's why when a child has an imaginary friend, their parents
see it as something healthy and natural.
But what happens when this imaginary friend becomes an evil
influence? What to do when this invisible
(03:14):
being places the child's life atrisk?
These appearances rob the familyof their peace.
Things like the moving of objects inside of the house,
telling the child to jump from awindow or a ledge, or even
(03:34):
telling them to jump into watersthat they could drown in.
Instigating them to attack theirparents, siblings or even
themselves. Those who had had this
experience also have macabre stories to tell of death and
pain. The taste for life is destroyed
at childhood. Have you or your family been a
(03:59):
victim of these so-called imaginary friends?
Now you are an adult and you grew up with this imaginary
friend. When you go, you used to go to
school, he was there. Even when you are driving, you
have the feeling that's this imaginary friend is a passenger.
(04:21):
When you are working, this imaginary friend is your
coworker. It's not real, it is an evil
spirit and it doesn't regard man, women, adult, children.
Imaginary friend is an evil spirit that appears to you well,
(04:43):
and maybe you are always like this.
You are scared, you look scared because this imaginary friend
appears to you. Some feel like a real ghost that
even touch you, talks to you. And perhaps you do not have many
friends, you don't have many friends in life, but you have
(05:05):
just imaginary friends. That's the only friend that you
have. You know a few of me going to
pray, but right now, without waste no more time, let us watch
her testimony. My name is Jocelyn Cortez.
I am 20 years old and when I wasyounger I used to suffer with a
lot of paranormal activity. I used to see things in my room,
(05:28):
I used to have nightmares, I used to wake up screaming
because I was always tormented by spirits.
And it got to the point where one time I even spoke to a ghost
who kept on telling me to run torun away from my family and
nobody believed me. My parents didn't believe me at
the time. It made me very insecure
especially with a lot of people.Because of that, I I learned to
(05:53):
grow trust issues. So I wasn't able to be around
people my age. I was always around people that
were older than me, but people, these older people usually ended
up hurting me. So I was always looking for
comfort in people. I was always looking for a place
to fit in because I felt out of place.
I felt like I was weird somehow strange.
(06:16):
So it was something difficult for me to grow up.
Those experiences also made me become aggressive towards my
parents. That's how bad things had got
in. I used to tell my parents that I
wish they weren't my parents. I wish that, you know, I had
different parents. I had a different life.
I didn't like the lifestyle thatthey had for me.
So it was something difficult for me to deal with.
(06:38):
My lowest point was when I fell into depression and it was
difficult for me to talk to anybody about it because I felt
like nobody knew what I was going through.
I felt like I was alone in this world and I got to the point
where I kept on questioning why am I alive?
Why? What's the point of me being
here? I used to do a lot of things to
(06:58):
call attention. I used to get little razors and
just scratch the surface of my arm just to get attention from
people. That's how much I needed
somebody to talk to me. It was that bad that I needed to
get somebody's attention so thatthey can ask me, are you OK?
Talk to me and see if I was doing fine.
So my parents were attending theUniversal Church and I decided
(07:22):
to start participating with them.
I took part in the groups that they have to offer in the Sunday
services, which helped me a lot to gain better connection with
my family. For the Friday services, I
started participating and in theservices I became delivered from
all evil, from all spirits that were tormenting me.
(07:44):
The depression was all gone. I felt so free, free from
everything. I was free from the depression,
free from the anxiety. I used to get very anxious
around people and after participating on Fridays, all of
that just left. It left my my entire body, my
mind, my soul, everything. After I was delivered from all
of those evil spirits, all the evil, all the depression and
(08:07):
everything that I was going through, I began to hear about
the Holy Spirit. And it was something that I was
introduced to and many were telling me that with the Holy
Spirit I wouldn't feel lonely anymore.
I wouldn't feel by myself. I wouldn't feel sad or have
depression come back into my life.
(08:29):
So I started to seek and in thisway I was able to receive the
Holy Spirit. And now I can say that I am full
of peace. I am happy.
I don't have to pretend or fake a smile.
I'm truly, genuinely a happy person now.
I have friends. They're not fake friends.
They're not friends that I'm trying to impress anymore.
(08:50):
I did not see ghosts anymore. The ghosts are all gone and they
are never coming back into my life.
She's now completely free. Jocelyn does not have fake
friends. She has real friends.
And right now, I want to pray for all of you.
(09:11):
I want you, please, if you can, to stand up right now.
Get the cup of water. I will pray for your
deliverance. close your eyes. Oh God Almighty God of the
Bible, in the name of Jesus, I ask you a father, that you may
bless this water so that when this person drink of the water,
(09:36):
distortment will go away. Distortment will leave this
person who else and for all I bless.
Consecrate this water in Jesus name.
Drink your water, it is blessed.Amen.
(10:01):
Right now raise both your hands.Let me do the prayer for
deliverance. Close your eyes in the name of
Jesus. O Lords, I bless in all their
hands for freedom, for deliverance, free dispersal from
all evil. Place your hands over there upon
(10:26):
your heads. Once again close your eyes in
the name of Jesus. Imaginary friends, I say leave
dispersal alone. Get out of dispersal's life,
mind, mentality. Get out of dispersal right now.
(10:46):
You appear as a friend. You appear.
You talk to this person. You give your opinions to this
person. You tell this person to do evil.
I rebuke you, evil as spirit, and I command you leave.
You appear in the bedroom. You appear as a coworker.
(11:08):
You appear to talk to this person wherever she goes.
Those who are in prison, they don't have a cell, a monkey, but
you appear in the cell as a companion, as a friend.
I rebuke you, evil spirit, and Icommand you to live.
Open your eyes now and you say in Jesus name, take off your
(11:33):
hand, say get out of my life andnever return.
Breathe now, in and out. Amen.
You are free indeed in Jesus Christ name.
What is the next step right now,Every week you watching us here
(11:55):
on this podcast, but right now Iwant to show you how to contact
us, how to come to the UniversalChurch every Friday for freedom,
for deliveries. There are a friend of yours
about us. Learn how to contact us and to
watch more videos. God bless you have a good one.
(12:17):
If you can relate to this episode, contact us at
1-888-332-4141. There will be more deliverance
prayers in our upcoming episodes.
(12:37):
Check out our website www.paranormalactivityhelp.com.
(13:01):
When you hear soul food you probably think of this.
A rich home cooked meal that fills your belly and warms your
heart. But what about the hunger no
meal can satisfy? The hunger for peace, purpose,
(13:28):
love and joy. Introducing the Soul Food
Podcast, a faith-based show designed to nourish your spirit.
Your family, your marriage. Throw ashes.
He can give you a new life. With over 200 inspiring episodes
(13:50):
streamed across the globe, you'll find stories of hope,
encouragement, and transformation.
Today, my life is a life that I could not have imagined.
A lot of people, they go to church the first time or for a
few months because they want a blessing.
But the biggest blessing is the Holy Spirit.
(14:10):
Listen anytime, anywhere on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube
and more. Engage with polls, share your
thoughts, and be part of something bigger.
Don't miss the food that lasts forever.
Tune into the Soul Food Podcast today and feed what truly
(14:33):
matters your soul.
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