November 2013
Julia Shalom Jordan – How She Freed Herself From Demonic Influence
I grew up around church people. I attended a Christian School from the kindergarten all the way until my high school graduation.
I, like many that grow up in a church environment, experienced a lot of judgment, pain and hypocrisy there. Instead of looking to God for answers, I turned my back on Him. I remember thinking that if that was how “His people” operated, I wanted nothing to do with a God like that! I got angry with Him and chose to focus on myself.
I applied myself with such a passion and fervor…I wanted to prove to myself (and the people that hurt me, I am sure) that I could be successful without anyone’s help or approval, including God Himself.
This attitude opened my life up to more pain that I could have imagined as I got involved with a career that God did not design me for.
Julia at the height of her Playboy career.
My Bad Choices
Many people stroked my bleeding ego and told me that I should be a model. So, I worked hard and focused on doing just that. This was the beginning of many bad choices.You see, the problem is I’m only five feet tall.
But, the there is a place where girls can get work in the modeling industry even if they don’t meet ‘industry standards’ of the fashion world. I found my niche’ in swimwear modeling. I was pretty successful given my stature (or lack thereof). I was on the cover of several fitness magazines and modeled for Hawaiian Tropic, Playboy, Venus Swimwear and other bikini companies.
Although I wasn’t a Victoria’s Secret model, I was addicted to the attention and approval my new career was giving me. And Although I did well for my height, I always seemed to reach a glass ceiling (pun intended!) because of it. I was just to small to model for anything other than swimwear and lingerie.
An early modeling photo of Julia Shalom Jordan
This opened up the door to a very limited line of work that was sporadic and didn’t pay very well. But, my modeling portfolio was packed and there was a great accomplishment in doing that. I believe that is what kept me in the business for so long. (This was not a very wise business plan!)
My decisions went from bad to worse–At the encouragement of ‘friends’, I quit college to pursue acting, as I always had a passion for the arts. I was pretty dramatic in my private life, so, I figured I could figure it out. Acting wasn’t brain surgery. I didn’t take into account that although acting did not take brains, it did require talent. In that, I was lacking.
Julia at an autograph signing at the Chicago Glamourcon convention
To support my “addiction” to my selfishness and vanity, I took the advise of another swimwear model that always seemed to sport the latest fashions. She told me how I could make “real money” and how I could do it fast. I was lacking in wisdom, money and self-esteem so the career she suggested was perfect for a victim like me. Stripping.
Julia swimsuit modeling.
I worked at many upscale Gentleman’s clubs (on and off) for around twelve years. But, time has a cruel way of reminding you that that line of work was not designed to be a lifetime endeavor.
I Opened Myself Up to The Devil
Julia at a bikini modeling shoot
The frustration of all my bad choices let me to seek advice from anywhere and I was interested in finding answers—NOW. My lack of patience led me to another quick fix: The Ouija board. I read new age books, saw a few tarot card readers and checked out my horoscope thinking that I could reap some kind of understanding and direction for my miserable life.
I believe these choices opened me up to the demonic world. I was not a Satan worshiper, just a dabbler in the mystic arts. I was interested, not obsessed. But, in the spiritual realm, that does not matter. Once you open yourself up to seeking answers from any other source than God, you open yourself up to the demonic realm. Both my brother and I became possessed by demons.
Through the long and painful ordeal of trying to figure out what was wrong with me, (I thought I just had an “anger problem”) I started to experience a lot of strange occurrences around me and in me. I could not deny that something serious was happening.
Julia at the height of her demonic nightmare.
Seeking Help
My fear caused me to desperately seek help anywhere I could get it. The ONLY thing that got rid of the demons was the name of Jesus. Only, I learned that to keep the demons out of my life, I could not just use the name of Jesus, I had stop my hedonistic lifestyle (that was allowing them entry into it.) I had to turn my life over to Him.
Julia suffering and seeking help.
I am so glad I did. Although my life is totally different now, and I don’t have the money and the praise I was so desperate for, I found something much deeper and more fulfilling. Purpose. Peace. I am happy for the first time in my life.
Julia at the beginning of her demonic cleansing. Taken in 2009
Because of what I have been through, and the changes I have seen as a result of accepting Jesus in my heart, I have rediscovered a passion that I laid aside as a silly dream when I was a young girl. Writing. Jesus is my inspiration. He gave me my life back, and now all I want to do is give Him mine in return.
This is why I created: shalombewithyo.wpengine.com
Our mission statement is: “To bring the light into the darkness by sharing the peace of God in the midst of chaos.”
My now life reflects my name. Shalom!
Julia Shalom Jordan
Today. Julia, healthy and healed.
Taken on November 2013
Here’s Julia’s testimony from a television interview:
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