These thoughts and temptations are a pure lie, a pure illusion and fraud, full of demonic influence and energy, taking advantage of our fallen nature!!!
For it presents the ugly as beautiful, the bitter as sweet, the unpleasant as pleasant, the humiliation as honour, the sadness as joy, the anguish as pleasure…
Without mentioning each one separately, suffice it to say, he presents the lie as truth!!!
However, my brothers, by his war against us the devil is in fact doing us a great favour…as long as we do not consent to sin or, worse, we do not practice it.
Because:
1. We humble ourselves and we come down to earth.
2. We are compelled to humbly ask for divine help.
3. By our resistance, our carnal passion and any other passion, which latently lie into us, are weakened.
4. We solidify our virtue, and finally,
5. By our resistance and struggle, we progress spiritually…
As long as:
1. We do not provoke temptation, which is pride and folly and, as I said,
2. Not to give in and submit ourselves to pleasure.
So, take care and be vigilant…