WHEN FLESH RISES AGAINST THE SPIRIT

It is when flesh awakes from death that the grace empowering works of God in men seem gone. This awakening is a specialty of the wicked. First, a person is disrobed of all grace, by fear, worry, hurt, hate, strife, all spiritual violence. All these target the gifts of God, the many spiritual garments which shield us from the powers of darkness. Shield yourself by keeping the stories of your life to yourself. What you expose, you give people as a sword against you, and the devil will use it to drive you crazy. The systems of this world are the sword of its rulers, so any simple desire can be exploded into unreasonable anxiety. Avoid proud power, binding power that seem to clutch onto you, the flesh is attracted to these. Same with sensual power. They corrupt, mature into living flesh, real thorns that can drive anyone crazy.