THE INFLUENCE OF SPIRITS IN OUR LIVES
Introduction
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Affinity & Attraction |
Good Influences |
Bad Influences |
Free Will
Free Will
The frequent
influences and suggestions that we receive from the spirits around us and, in
particular, those who we attract via vibrational affinity, are most often
picked up as subtle intuitions, in such a way that that they appear to be
our own thoughts or ideas. In this way, the suggestions do not
interfere with our free-will. They
may come from external sources, but in the end, only we can make our own decisions,
using our conscience and our knowledge to chose the
actions we will take. God allows the inferior spirits to tempt us,
for they serve as the instruments through which our faith and constancy in
doing good are tested. When we do not
listen to negative suggestions, and we overcome our temptations, we advance in
our path of spiritual progression. Likewise, when we listen to the
suggestions of good spirits and chose wisely, the merit is ours for doing so by
using our own free will. To the contrary, however, when we do not
follow their good advice, and when we listen to suggestions that lead us to
opposite actions, the consequences we may suffer are only the effect of the
cause that we created. To protect
ourselves from the influence of inferior, uneducated, or suffering spirits, we
must keep our thoughts elevated, as much as possible, thus working to keep from
letting our guard down during those trying moments, and seeking to live,
always, with compassion, faith, and determination.
