Ignatius of Loyola

The enemy’s one great fear is that his plan be discovered and therefore thwarted.  “…when the enemy tempts a just soul with his wiles and deceits, he wishes and desires that they be received and kept in secret.  When they are revealed to a confessor or some other spiritual person who understands his deceits and evil designs, the enemy is greatly displeased for he knows that he cannot succeed in his evil design once his obvious deceits have been discovered.”  One thing we can do to ensure the enemy has this fear is to ask the Holy Spirit, the great revealer, to open our eyes to the ways the enemy is getting to us.  Once we begin to understand, we start the process of stopping the enemy in his tracks.  Also, we can go to others with our struggles.  As we talk things out, share burdens, and walk with each other, it is easier to realize how the enemy is affecting us and thus easier to work against him.  These are all things that I should probably give more consideration to in my own life.  I must actually sit down and analyze the enemy’s attack plans on my life so that I may retaliate in the power of Christ.