There is no such thing as an empty soul, we either invite the indwelling Spirit of Truth to live in our souls, which then incorporates our very being into the Divine as adopted sons and daughters of the Most High. Or we invite the opposing spirit of Satan and his hordes of demons, who then invade our spirits with its all pervasive evil.
A person that has the indwelling Spirit within exhibits this by the fruits it shows and also by their loving natures and obedience to God through Scripture and the Church. These souls are like Angels in our midst, which spread love and compassion to all those they meet and who always place themselves secondary as they focus on uplifting and encouraging all they come in contact with.
The opposing soul which has invited Satan and his demonic horde into their hearts will show the opposite with the bad fruits on display. They will attempt to become the main focus of attention, or will try and bring disunity to those who walk in the Light. These unhappy people will then mock and scorn any who they perceive as children of God, by referring to them as sanctimonious, fake piety, cafeteria Catholics and the name calling goes on. This simply confirms which spirit is guiding these unfortunate souls, for it is Satan who is the great accuser and the great finger pointer.
A God fearing soul, lives in fear of disappointing their Heavenly Father and so with all their heart and despite their failings, they continue to keep the peace which only Christ can give, by availing themselves of the Sacraments. For 'at times we all fall short of the glory of God' and it is through the Sacrament of Penance that once again we can stand in God's Presence because of Gods Merciful Love for His children. These children of God through a contrite spirit and heart then go forth in confidence of Gods unfailing Love for them and try their best to sin no more, as they continue to exhibit the fruits of the Spirit.
Whereas the opposing soul who is contemptuous of God's Word and the Church, continue on their destructive path by parodying the Sacrament of Penance, by trying to 'use' it with no real or sincere remorse, and with no intention of halting their sinful ways. These souls are the most unhappy as they exhibit the bad fruits of malice, slander, envy, discord, calumny and profanities, regardless of what they have been taught they disregard all things Holy whilst they embrace all things evil!
Satan is most gleeful if he can enter the hearts of 'Christians' and seduce them away from Gods Truth, as these unhappy people run with their emotions of hate and malice, and forget all they have learnt. Soon their conscience is also deadened as they continue to mock the Faith they once embraced, and ridicule those who earnestly try and live the Commandments of God. And as their minds and souls become dim to the love of God and open to the hatred of Satan, they become his playthings as they willingly choose to do all manner of evil.
But we are not at the mercy of the evil one nor of those who follow the kingdom of hell. For Christ has set us free from the sting of death by His Atonement for our sins and thereby our hope is always in Jesus whose infinite Mercy waits upon the souls who seek it. We also have been given the spiritual weapons needed to fight Satan and his hordes and which will enable us to stand our grand with the belt of truth, the breast plate of righteousness and our feet ready to travel and spread the Good news of God's peace. There is also the shield of Faith, the helmet of Salvation and the sword of the Spirit which is God's Word and upon our lips are words of prayer.
It is upon these weapons most especially prayer that Satan flees screaming from our presence as we place ourselves in the Presence of God and beseech our Lord to come to our aid which He does, and through Christ we have been given the Victory. So let us remember that we are not orphans at the mercy of the evil one, but that we are warriors of the Spirit and in God we place our Trust and Confidence.
Peace of Christ to ALL
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