Day 20 – Spiritual Warfare
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However, Satan does not want us to know that we are at war with it. Satan wants us to believe that everything is fine, and nothing is urgent. Satan camouflages as our friend and companion on this earthly pilgrimage. Nothing is more dangerous than to befriend our enemy. This fallen angel uses every means to trick us into thinking that nothing is more urgent than enjoying and advancing in life.
Let us first start with understanding the strengths of this common enemy of ours. This is crucial if we can get ahead in this warfare! We can see that Satan is very hardworking. And while it wants to weaken our discipline, Satan itself is highly disciplined because it knows what it takes to win! Most importantly, Satan is very serious about its mission, and it lets nothing deter it from advancing its mission!
Besides, Satan has done its homework well. The Devil knows the Father and His Heart better than we do. That is why it can still strike the Father's Heart despite the power disparity! We are way behind Satan in our knowledge of the Father and His Heart! And it is not hard to find proofs from the Bible. Ironically, we are God's children, and Satan is God's enemy! Satan's edge in this battle is that it has mastered the identity of Heavenly Father and its own identity, and also understands the characteristics of each of us. As such, Satan is very successful in cheating us and manipulating us to fall into its traps, and in particular, in leaving God's army to join the Devil's camp. Everything is done in secret without our knowing!
Are we aware of our role in this battle? We are the soldiers in this spiritual warfare! But we need to belong to the right league, which is God's and not Satan's.
All of these are the main factors for our victory in this spiritual warfare and a smooth return to our Father's House. In this spiritual battle, we must know our identities and stick to our posts, and must not become traitors by teaming up with the devil to betray our God. You may ask: "How would I betray God?"
In fact, when our lives are undisciplined, we are at the mercy of the devil. We are giving the devil the opportunity to attack our heavenly Father. We end up taking part in the scene of "Judas betraying Jesus". Are we really willing to be devil's pawns?
REFLECTION
Do you believe that you are engaged in a spiritual warfare? Do you see Satan as your enemy?
Do you feel the urgency to join the army of Christ?
TODAY'S PRAYER
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
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親愛的阿爸父：感謝祢讓我更清楚的看到撒旦的真面目和牠的詭計，我知道耶穌為更揭示給我天父的面容，令我們明白父的心。認識父以及祂的心能讓我們認清自己真正的身份，求祢幫助我面對這場屬靈戰爭，去與祢一起戰勝魔鬼。
親愛的阿爸父，感謝祢讓我看清撒旦的真正面貌和詭計。因人性的軟弱，在履行使命上，有時跌進魔鬼的陷阱。求祢賜予聖神的光照和指引，藉聖體聖事的力量戰勝魔誘，以基督的教導做生活的中心，忠誠地追隨和愛慕祢。亞孟。❤️???
我每天都對自己說：念完經我便可以去看手機，去上綱看自己喜歡的東西了。於是我念經便好像例行公事，沒有專心與天主一齊。有時更是魂遊四海。而花時間在手機或者綱上的時間便多了，還能夠聚精會神地看。為什麼我會不能專注与天主一起的時間，卻可以花很多時間在一些虛擬的東西上呢？當讀了今天的經文，我便明白，原來魔鬼一直活在我的身邊，使我無心念經，這樣便遠離天主。每天不知不覺的將時間花在手機和電腦的網上，看八掛新聞，所謂新知識。還理直氣壯地自圓其說地，我正在學習知識。其實是魔鬼的詭計，使我沒有時間同天主共聚一齊，用時間反省自已。更沒有時間做天主喜歡我做的事：用時間幫助別人。這是我們的一些陋習，是魔鬼的詭計，使我跌落深淵，不能自拔。天主，請你派遺聖神把我喚醒，將魔鬼趕走吧。願光明歸於父，及子，人聖神。亞孟。
天父 ! 求你改做我、裝備我使我戰勝這場屬靈戰。
「你們不可與此世同」(羅12:2)這是保祿宗徒向僑居的羅馬人所規勸的一句話語，清楚地提醒信友們，在面對世俗的生活時，應抱有的正確心態。事實上，活在今天的花花世界裏，誘惑處處，魔鬼總是靜待時機，千方百計引我們走向牠的圈套，猶如小昆蟲跌入了蜘蛛的羅網裏去，從此逃不出牠們的魔掌！
記得在一次七天退省中，學習依納爵「神操」，竟當每次靜下來祈禱讀經時，腦海不斷浮現出很多雜念，內心感到非常難過，連睡覺也有不安情緒，實在難受不已。及後與神師分享這個經驗，神父笑着說：「恭喜你，這是天主在你身上所施與的恩寵。」他續說：「魔鬼是一種習性，就是當人越想親近天主，牠就越積極地弄到這人不安，希望他最後遠離天主，跟隨了牠，成為牠的同伴。因此，這時我們更需要尋求天主的旨意，就如耶穌在「山園祈禱」的那一刻。(瑪26:39)
因此，「反而應以新的心思變化自己，為使你們能辨別什麼是天主的旨意，什麼是善事，什麼是悅樂天主的事，什麼是成全的事。」(羅12:2)這正是我們在每次屬靈戰爭中應具有的要素。
转发第20天心得：
這是一場屬靈的征戰，戰場上沒有常勝將軍，人生也是起起伏伏，有時在無形中也會倒退。然而更多的時候，發現自己像一個拖後腿的小兵。不但幫不了司令耶穌，還常常變成魔鬼的人質，需要耶穌付出代價和犧牲來營救。而這位司令從不覺得我的生命可恥，更不會棄之不顧。只要我呼求，祂總是會來營救。現在反省到自己，投靠耶穌的旗下很久了，可是真的有按司令的指令來生活，歷練和行事嗎？祂的號令，我真的懂對了嗎？祂的理想和許諾，我參與實踐了嗎？我們的盟約，是否還記得呢？振作，起來，要做基督的勇兵，忠貞的戰士！我們在奮鬥的是天國。我們的總帥是最值得投靠的。
慈悲的天父
求祢带我脱离魔鬼的制爪
求祢光照我勿再陷入撤旦的陷阱
奉耶稣基督之名
求祢俯聽我的祈禱
亞孟???
上主，祢是萬軍之統领。請容許我加入基督軍去驅趕魔鬼出大地，直到我今世的終結(戰死沙場)。???
主耶穌基督你是上天萬軍的統帥，我是你隊中的一成員，求你賜我力量，擊退撒旦，與你並肩作戰，跟隨你左右，直至找到父家的路，享受永生之福。
真是很好的反省。相信都是我們大家經常遇到的誘惑。
讓我們一起努力同這類的惡廆作戰到底吧。彼此代禱。
I believe that I am engaging in a spiritual warfare when I am doing the work of God. I feel the urgency to join the army of Christ by constant prayers and adorations.