Divide and Conquer

For those who have a strong Faith and are able to share it with their friends and others in a friendly and approachable manner, will soon find themselves under attack. Not because they are doing anything wrong, but because they are doing everything right!

Satan and his hordes will attack anyone who they know are deeply Faithful to God and the Teachings of the Church, and often times the evil one will use those who are easily tempted and will appeal to their EGO's in order to do his dirty work.

It is the case that the father of all lies enjoy's nothing more than when he can turn Christian against 'christian' and therefore he subtly uses the old method of divide and conquer. The sad part is there are so many willing participants in his evil schemes, for he knows those who follow the EGO over God!

Satan will then deploy a feeling of isolation to those who follow God and these Faithfilled Christians will then find words such as 'holier than thou' or 'fake piety' being thrown at them. This is a direct attack from Satan as our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ does not belittle or besmirch any of His children, only Satan and his hordes do that.

Where ever there is good being done, there too you willl find Satan trying to destroy this good by subversive means, even turning friends against each other. So that a feeling of isolation will give the impression of being overwhelmed, as if Satan was in control and not God.

We need to remember that those who follow and are obedient to God and His Commandments are not orphans, nor does God desert His children in their time of need. It is to be remembered that God has already won the Victory through Christ our Lord.

It is integral that Christians understand and use the tools that God has provided us with, His Word, the Church, Prayer and our Holy Mother. As Christians we were not meant for safe havens, but to be warriors of the spirit who live as if we DO indeed have the Victory!

This is why prayer is vital when it comes to spiritual warfare, for what soldier enters the battle unarmed and alone against an army of billions? We have recourse to prayer and one of the most powerful is The Rosary, for Satan, his demons and his 'children' will run screaming from this Powerful spiritual weapon, The Rosary!

Let us also not forget our Angels and that Great Archangel Michael and depend upon them to help us to defeat the evil one. But what one must not do is to listen or pay any heed to the voice of the serpent, for this silver tongued serpent will try and appeal to the EGO, in that he knows human weaknesses!

This is why we become totally dependant upon our Good God and the power of Prayer to help us conquer the evil one in our midst. For the first mistake Eve made was in listening to the Serpent, her second one was in conversing with evil which then led her to be seduced by the father of all lies.

We have an advocate in the Holy Spirit, let the indwelling Spirit arm you with the essentials, a love of God, The Word of God, His Church, and that most powerful of all tools Prayer.

Satan may use the old weapon of divide and conquer, but it can only succeed if we allow it, for the evil one can only tempt us to do wrong he can not force any of us against our free will, to do evil.

For we are children of the Light, let us then follow the Light and leave those who follow the darkness to God, as we pray for their souls.

Peace of Christ to you ALL

Copyright © 2005 Marie Smith. All rights reserved.

The New Tower of Babel

Even though we face a formidable enemy in Satan and his hordes of demons, still we must not act as if we are already defeated, for as our late Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, said 'Be not afraid'! Yet why are so many too afraid to speak the truth? Could it be that in an attempt to confuse people at large and even God's children, our language is reaching a stage where we face yet another, 'Tower of Babel'!

Everyday expressions now have very different meanings; we can no longer say a person is feeling 'gay' in that the word now has a different meaning than that of happiness or joy. We now have expressions such as 'inclusive language', which basically is a distortion on Truth, in that it is used at the expense of men and tries to nullify their own contribution to our Great Faith. There is also the touch of the demonic in this 'inclusive language' in that even God is not allowed to be given any gender and with the use of inclusive language, God has become a tool to be used for the agenda's of those who have hearts full of pride. It is by using this language that God is defined as 'the feminine god' or that God is now to be termed 'universal spirit'. This is an attempt to divert attention away from the fact that Jesus spoke of God as His Father in Heaven, many find this term ‘Father’, highly offensive!

We have even reached a stage where Christians are joining in on this second 'Tower of Babel' by changing their own way of speaking to suit the MINORITY! As God is now being referred to as an 'intelligent designer', and Christian symbols such as the Crucifix, Angels or any other form that defines our Christian beliefs comes under attack. Yet we are complying with this demonic plan, why?

It has reached a stage where Christians can no longer say 'Merry Christmas' in case it offends certain groups of people, so instead 'happy holidays' was substituted, why did the Christians go along with this Babel-ing of our own fundamental beliefs, is it a case of unawareness or of compromising our Faith in what we hold to be true!

And the most demonic of all language is where 'pro choice' is used to describe the murderous slaughter of the innocents, where the 'rights of the Mother' in choosing to kill her innocent baby is given precedence over the life of the unborn who have NO voice! Where even babies are being described as ‘a piece of tissue’ or are referred to as a 'fetus cell'. This is to sanitise what is in effect little more than murder by production on a massive scale, unheard of in all the annals of our history!

All of this language confusion is used to subtly lull the unsuspecting Christian into accepting it as a viable option rather than to stand on their Faith and reject this Babel-ing of our speech. But there is also the creeping tentacles of the evil one at work in all this and that is for all manner of life styles to be found as acceptable, if one wishes to 'cohabit' without the benefit of marriage that is acceptable to the 'worldly'! Where our young people are being encouraged to experiment with their sexuality with promotions of contraceptives whilst abstinence is ignored!

This is an attempt by Satan to disarm those who can and DO have the tools to defeat him, yet conversely it is these very people who have laid aside their weaponry of Truth, Righteousness, peace and prayer, in favour of 'worldly' pursuits and an acceptance of bad as good! For if Christians cannot speak the Truth, then who will?

Have we reached a time where even Christians will not say nor speak of God as their Heavenly Father, in case it offends non believers? If this is so, then were the Saints who went before us wrong in speaking and dying for their Faith? We must recognise that it is Satan himself who is double minded and the father of all LIES, if this is so, then are we prepared to stand on our Faith or fall for anything?

Peace of Christ to ALL

Copyright © 2005 Marie Smith. All rights reserved.

Defining The Enemy

The only way evil can be conquered is when we confront it, even though we may wish to ignore it, or pretend evil does not exist, yet it does. We cannot hide our heads in the sand nor run away from evil, simply in order to make our own lives 'comfortable'!

Why do so many Christians behave so timidly? When did we become too frightened to speak the Truth, not our truth but Gods Truth? For we have already gained the Victory through Christ our Lord!

The twentieth century has been an age of unbridled evil, where the world has suffered under two world wars, with millions of innocent deaths, and the sacrifices of our brave fighting men and women in the forces. It is also the century where Communism thrived, overturning a Reigning Monarch, and with untold savagery upon the Russian people, where many millions more died of 'planned' starvation or in the Gulags. Where billions of unborn babies are slaughtered and this murder of the innocents is called 'pro choice'!

Many may think but how can God condone evil, they forget that God does not instigate nor condone evil! He does allow man his free will and God will not interfere with mans free will even if that will is to do evil!

The biggest problem for many is not being able to recognise evil for what it is, and in failing to acknowledge the guiding Principality of Evil! Our fight is not against our fellow man, but it IS against the Principality that guides those who embrace it, we must not make this war into personal vendettas!

Then how can we win, what weapons do we have?

We have the Word of Truth that cuts deep within the heart of man, and our greatest weapon is Prayer, which strengthens us through the battles we face. We also have our Shepherd who did not leave us orphans, but guides us through the minefield of Satan’s lies and distortions, through the Wisdom of The Holy Spirit.

Satan is the disturber of peace, NOT the keeper of it; he is also the great Accuser, though he be the Father of Lies. Our Lord does not accuse the penitent sinner, for Jesus is Merciful to all who come to Him with a sorrowful and contrite heart. It is Satan who accuses all it is he who is the great finger pointer, it is also he who is merciless.

In order to fight the good fight we need to recognise and acknowledge what the guiding Principality is in each mans heart, not through judging but through the Fruits that are displayed for the discernment of the wise. For whatever the fruit be, it is soon made evident, whether it be the fruits of the Spirit, which is, love, joy, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control. There is the opposing 'spirit', which is, sexual immorality, impurity, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy etc.

Since we have been given these guiding Principles then why are we so confused or unable to recognise evil for what it is?

It is when we allow our emotions to rule our hearts and minds, it is then we are left flailing at shadows, in an attempt to fight an enemy we have failed to see. We then go on and use the very same weapons our enemies use as we try to defend ourselves against what and whom?

As I have stated the Victory has been won, then why are so many on the defensive if their conscience is clear before God? To whom do they owe an explanation? It is when we place our focus on mans opinions that we lose focus on our Lord and Savior, who is the ONLY one who can Judge a mans heart and soul!

So for those who instigate all manner of evil, speak with unbridled hatred, their 'fruits' are not hidden, not from man and certainly not from God! And it is to these who live by the Principality of darkness, that we are not called upon to engage in conversation, nor do we need to justify ourselves, for those who live in the Light, embrace and live the Truth!

For when Jesus was confronted in the desert with Satan’s eager temptations, our Lord did not engage in a conversational dialogue with evil. Our Lord instead spoke the Truth, and it was Satan who fled in impotent rage as he plotted to draw another into his evil fold.

Remember our war is not against persons but against Principalities! Let us then go forth with the Truth of God's Word as a Sword to pierce the darkness and the weapon of Prayer to overcome with love, that which was instigated by hate!

For the Victory HAS been Won by our Lord and Savior, let us behave as victorious soldiers, as the fight for individual souls continues, for our hope lays in God and not ourselves.

Peace of Christ to you ALL

Copyright © 2005 Marie Smith. All rights reserved.