Our new booklet 'FIGHTING FOR PRAYER. Evil Thoughts and Images during Prayer' is now available for pre-sale from our online bookstore: shop.mullmonastery.com/product-category/books/ Dispatch day is Monday, November 16. By purchasing your copy now you are helping the Monastery to pay for its printing, and making sure you receive it before Christmas. It is obvious that this temptation affects many of us, and it is a joy for everyone at the Monastery that we can be of help, by sharing with you what we have learnt from the experience of the Saints of the Church. May we all be blessed, dear ones.
Hello father Seraphim. Just yesterday I found you on yotoobe. I was enjoying it to listening you. Also my father Filip knows you. My name is Nicoleta and I live in Lincoln UK. Please father pray for my father in law wich is very ill on metastasis he is just 62 y. His name is Joseph. Also for my husband and son wich they struggle to believe in God. Please forgive me father, brothers and sisters. God bless you all
Thank you Father for helping me understand how to pray better. I will try to be more aware of what is happening so that I can work on ignoring distractions instead of participating in the thoughts that lead away from the face if God.
"You don't become holy by fighting evil. Let evil be. Look towards Christ and that will save you. What makes a person saintly is love." - St Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia
Satan is smart, but not very smart. When all else fails in his attempt to subdue you, he will try and put vile thoughts in your mind, hoping God will think such thoughts are your thoughts. However, in his arrogant attempt, Satan overlooks the fact that God sees what he is trying to do. You have nothing to fear, Stay with God. Live for Life Forever...Amen
I'm jumping of insane of my mind ...I know inside my shitty heart I'm not a evil person .when in night I lay down and walk outside .I hate thinking evil thought like murderer someone that I hate ,.I don't listen to myself and call myself stupid ..I hear evil being talking in my ear and hear horse step at night when I walk home from work or my drug end day of drug taking....why do I hear I'm the 88 fallen angel ....I fear Yahweh I fear Yahweh and his anger
Thanks for this. I get the most evil, blasphemous, disgusting thoughts at times and it brings me a lot of grief. Not to say I'm happy this is normal but I'm happy I'm not alone.
Elder Paisos from Mount Athos said: Thoughts are like Airplanes flying in the Air,If you ignore them, there is no Problem. If you pay attention to them, you create an Airport inside your Head, and permit them to Land.
I’m plagued with this same problem every day and I have even been physically attacked. Dearest Father please pray for me. Thanks so very much ! You are always in my prayers too !
Margaret, let me first say, making the sign of the cross changes nothing: the cross is a symbol of trials and sufferings one goes through but it is so much more than that. In Luke 9:23 Jesus told the disciples that they should take up their cross daily and follow him. (NB. He did not say to them that they should make the "sign of the cross to make things vanish)." Instead He was telling them that the "cross" may very well lead to affliction and eventually death. He didn't just tell them but also showed by demonstrations what is meant by the "cross." Hope this helps. Thanks.
Sophia Wilson I respectfully disagree. This may work with your understanding with your relationship with Christ but with some Christians the sign of the cross signifies different meanings for them. I will not tell a Christian what is better than another. Each has their own journey with Christ and also Jesus Christ can read your heart behind your actions whether it’s the sign of the cross or saying a certain prayer etc. Peace be with you.🙏
@@nancysweeney2160 From what I see, we are told at John 4:24, that God is Spirit and as such wants to be worshipped, in spirit and in truth! not with any sort of images from any where in the water, in the earth or in the sky even, which covers all things; and as much as I LOVE this wonderful man of God, I just LOVE him as much as I would my newborn baby, I never could understand the cross wearing myself! Why? since it is the cursed object that hurt him so much, I always thought that to wear it would signify some sort of worship of the very thing that killed him! kind of how I cannot imagine wearing a gun or knife around my neck in order to remember a loved one that might have been killed by it! would I? No, it's the last thing I'd want to remember him or her by! not by the weapon that took him or her away! and that said, I am not about to begin to judge anyone else's opinion on any thing like that, ever again! All I want to owe anyone, is pure agape love! HalleluYah and A mein! Wow! Who is this young monk? We can hear the ring of truth here! I personally never heard a better God-like creation, declare Him so well! speaking about Him, His truth, His ways, offering spiritual tools, from the heart, with such love and passion, as I did, just here, with this young beautiful child of God! and the hypocrites? they'll just want to burn us both at the stake for not doing all things just the way that they want us to! with their myriads of false doctrines, teachings, and ways that lead, straight to hell! Sorry for being so lengthy! My love tank is "over-flowing" for all of you! I truly pray that the truth of all things, will set us all free as a bird! (And I seriously have such a bird... totally free to let me know whenever he wants to go out and back in... what a bird!) and what a wonderful Father of love, wisdom, justice, power, truth, accurate knowledge, peace, joy, etc..
I'm with you Margaret. I've used the sign of the cross daily since I was a child and a great comfort washes over me. Although we don't have the answers to every mystery, my instinct has told me it's the Holy Spirit. It's my way of starting a conversation with the holy trinity, as it's literally saying "In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit." Do what comes naturally to you to call upon God, and if it brings you peace, then you know instantly that it's the right thing for you.
@@sophiawilson3723 your comments are MOST UN-ORTHODOX and un-Christian! Apparently you are Protestant and have a heretical Protestant phronema (way of thinking).
Thank you so much, my dear brother. This was extremely helpful. I am praying for you right now. I am also giving thanks to our Lord for you. I am 72 years old and have served our Savior for 50 plus years. You have been God's instrument in my life tonight.
You're not a sinner 💙 you're human & make mistakes. We ALL sin but are not sinners. A sinner never EVER admits he's a sinner. A madman never doubts his sanity 😉
@@akakonoha sorry to say but not correct..one who paints is called a painter, one who writes is called a writer, one who sins (like you say yourself, we ALL sin) is called a sinner. Though through the Grace of God and his death, he sacrifices himself for us, thank you Lord God for all you do for us. www.openbible.info/topics/falling_short_of_gods_glory
@@christineczochara7750 and Jesus wants us not to sin anymore and be holy like him, we won't be able to do this on our own but in Christ we can do all things.
Mike Shockley i really like that saying...!.....anything to help me to learn to ‘take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ...’. God bless you!
I wept tears of joy through this whole video. I have just recently turned to a life of wholehearted prayer and repentance, even though I have been Orthodox for many years. As soon as I started this life, the horrible thoughts came welling up and I was so distraught that I was almost afraid to pray. This video was a message from God to me to not give up and to pray and fast more and to have faith in His saving Grace. Words cannot express my gratitude to you Fr Seraphim. Please pray for, us all living in this wicked world, that we all come to the fullness of Christ and be the children that He calls us to be☦
Dearest Mapia, get your Rosary/s, prayer books Blessed. Keep Holy Water near you when you pray and make the Sign of the Cross with Holy Water before you start your prayers and at the end of your prayers make the Sign of the Cross with Holy Water. Pray especially for Blessings and protection upon your dear family members and yourself and be sure to begin your prayers Thanking God for all the Blessings of your dear family and loved ones and yourself before asking for your requests.
Thank you. There is not enough practical teachings concerning these things. And I have felt as if I am the only one suffering with these attacks during prayer. And also it is almost as if people do not address their evilness or sin within them. But God sees us; we cannot hide from Him. So there is no point of acting, we can be who we are. Only by the Blood of Jesus Christ we can enter to Heaven. God bless you!
I also wondered if I was the only one going through this. This video was so enlightening and easy to understand. I now have new hope. Thank you Almighty God for leading me here.
I have encountered this for years now. I have in recent time, that when the attacks begin, I generally shake my head "no" and continue with my prayer. The attacks generally last one or two seconds. But I always ask my angel for help in this circumstance. I believe that I am defeating the devil this way. I try not to acknowledge the demon in any way. It's like my life, I fall then I get up and continue on my way. Prays be to Jesus. 🙏
Thank you, Father! I am often attacked during prayer, and I have always struggled to maintain focus. Rather than beat the devil with a stick, just focus on God. You have encouraged me, God bless!
As a Protestant I would hear about how Martin Luther would make a practice of insulting, spitting, railing at the devil. This practice is intensified in the Charismatic Movement, where actual theatre and dance were directed at mocking the devil rather than the praise of GOD. Thank God that we are now taught better in the one true Orthodox Faith! Thanks Fr Seraphim for reminding us of the wonderful, freeing teaching of the desert fathers.
Gerry Hagen dear Brother! so thankful to hear from a believer in Turkey! I pray often, as does my church, for your country! My daughter has been there twice to share the love of Christ. God bless you and keep you....may His face shine upon you and His countenance be lifted before you...in Christ’s name.🇹🇷🙏🏼♥️. love, nancy, a sister in Texas, U.S.A.
Matthew, I just want to support what you said . I've been to several charismatic churches & experienced exactly what you mentioned. Speaking in tongues stomping on imaginary snakes. The church of eleven 22 gets their sound system cranked up so loud on WE'D nights the hobby Lobby store next door had to start closing early. I've been in quieter dance clubs with live bands. Hobby Lobby moved to a new location. I study online these days. If you pray for biblical knowledge He will always respond. GB
Yes, modernism has wrecked the Church. So many are lost. The saints know how to fight. Thank you for these videos. The power of God is working through you to remind us to turn back to how God worked through the saints and the supernatural power of God.
Thank you. I remember thinking the first time the wicked thoughts started happening during prayer, wondering where they came from. I never thought those thoughts before I started taking my Christian prayer life seriously, but now that I am, all of a sudden these these wicked terrible thoughts would come. I thought to myself, wow, I never realized I was so evil. But then I confessed and asked about these random wicked thoughts even during the deepest prayer, and was told I was being attacked and to completely ignore them. Don't fight them. Don't feel self guilt because of them. And as you say, the best thing to do is ignore, don't engage and keep praying. Focus on God, and ask for help from the Theotokos. If you don't engage, the wicked thoughts fade as quickly as they come.
Thank you. I needed to hear this badly. I'm a recently confirmed Catholic and i was not prepared for this. It seems as if I was doing better before I was Baptised and Confirmed. Since then, every day has been a struggle of shame and doubt. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you
@@anap847 take comfort now in the fact that if you weren't a threat to the evil one, you would not be attacked this way. Keep Faith, and like Father says, "remember you are standing before God". Ive been telling myself that all day everyday since
Stay strong your not the only one going through this. It will get easier but the enemy will never stop a priest once told me if your not under spiritual attack at some time there must be something wrong!!. You are a threat to Satan and there is a battle for every soul.
Thank you for this. I stumbled upon the video after an unproductive day of study. The goal was to make progress on my PhD dissertation in the Biblical Studies. Instead, I was plagued by images. I tried the arrow prayers of St. Chrysostom and the prayer rope. The relief was temporary each time. There were some hours of productivity. I will now begin study for today in prayer (from Denver)
If this happens again, and it might happen, before approaching work pray the sequence of the Holy Spirit. The more you pray it the more you will have divine insights to better understand the stuff you are trying to work on. The Virgin Mary Prayer and Saint Michele Archangel prayer is good to cast away bad spirits. One rosary a day keeps the devil away
I can imagine this is how Daniel was kept safe in the lions den..by keeping his thoughts on God alone and not on the thought of being attacked. Of course God knew Daniel would prevail by His power but what a great testimony it became! Thank you for your wise counsel.
This is the absolutely best teaching about spiritual warfare which goes hand in hand with prayer that I have heard, and far superior to what is taught by so called Christian televangelists these days especially! You are bona fide Christian teachers of the Word Of Almighty God, and of Christian principles! And thank you for reminders such as this, which are sorely needed!!
I receive the help of my Guardian Angel. Before starting prayer I ask Him to keep any thought away from me, and if they come He will "take care" of them.
I remember struggling with these thoughts at the beginning. I had thought I was losing my mind. It is true that the more you try and fight them directly, the more bigger they get, and the fear grows bigger. My cure At the time was to recognize that they weren't from me. I came across a book that was actually meant for priest in confession. It explained this as blasphemous thoughts. Simply exposing what it is is very helpfull.
I always STOP praying and say “EVIL SPIRIT GET AWAY FROM ME ! GO TO THE FOOT OF THE CROSS AND THEN BACK WHERE YOU CAME FROM!” and then I continue to pray in peace! This has worked for me...🙏🏻💜
Sărut mâna, Părinte! I'm from Romania and I just discovered your video and it was exactly what I needed to hear. I'm writing in English as I hope someone may benefit from this comment. I am being constantly tormented by these attacks and my prayer is so very weak after a life I lived in sins without number. I knew I had to have patience but I was losing it little by little. My mistake is that I was shocked and appalled by those thoughts and images and I got scared that God and The Holy Mother and The Saints will be disgusted by me and my filthy prayers because of those thoughts, since I know they can all see them. So I strated to pray less. This is another trap actually, and I now realize it after the Holy Grace enlightened me to understand your words. Thank you and may Christ our Lord and Savior and God repay your kindness towards us all! Your unworthy sister in Christ, Flavia
The fact that this video randomly popped up in my algorithm, as I’m facing some highly challenging evil attacks, the distractions... is proof of the Lovingkindness and Grace of God. You have helped me so much. Thank you for this beautiful knowledge, and sharing your teachings. Thank God for bringing this to me (and the world) at the perfect time. May the supreme eminence of God carry your messages worldwide to all who seek. And may His divine essence, the Holy Spirit, fill the cup of all who listen. The nature of the shaitan may be Wind, but the Holy Spirit is FIRE; I take Comfort in this because I desire to BURN in love, not be scattered by the winds in four directions. I send your monastery love and blessings. I pray that the message spreads like wildfire. Lex Deí Gracia Plena Aeterna.
Father thank you so much for the Videos on these topics. I asked our Holy Mother and Our Lord for help and they brought me to you. I'm a Catholic Revert. I'd been away from my faith for a very long time and since I've reverted a couple of months ago I've been constantly under attack. The blasphemies and unwanted thoughts have been truly horrific, and the anxiety it bought on, has brought terrible suffering. God Bless you father I now feel I have the tools to deal with the evil one.
Excellent. Wow 😳 (Later) I had to listen to this twice, and will probably listen again. This brings so much new light to my understanding. It is especially meaningful because this is itself an answer to prayer I prayed early this morning about why I was continuing to fail at needed change in my life which impacts my response to God in prayer. There are several important points, but the huge one for me right now is facing God, reflecting, mirroring Him is the thing that restores His image. My prayers tend to be standing side by side with God while facing situations that need prayer. The “facing God” .... that is huge.
This came up when I started getting my first attacks needed this focus on God he is greater than anything that has been or will be praise him in all ur ways even if u are dying Jesus said we should take up our cross and follow him blessed are those who read this good logical discernment greater is he that is in us than he who is in the world keep the good fight of faith brothers n sisters in christ glory to God
I just want to thank you Fr. Seraphim, I’m on my way to become an orthodox, and I learn so much from your videos. My Lord bless you please pray for me.
I am a Protestant so there is much I don’t know regarding Catholicism. But what I do know is that throughout my day, whether I am in the kitchen doing dishes or in my room having a quiet time with God, I picture Jesus there with me, because I know he is. I give him my mind, and ask him for his thoughts, his perspective, his desires for me and my day, my relationships with others. Thank you so much for your encouragement and visual examples of how the enemy attempts to distract us. I know for me, I have to live moment by moment. Looking to God for peace of mind and his kindness, goodness and mercy toward others and toward myself. Blessings!
Catholicism, it’s the same thing. There used to be a filoque clause of Nicene creed that separated orthodox and Catholics. After much revelation from God, neither Catholics nor orthodox insist on their side adamantly, rather go with “human mind could not conceive God fully”.
Suffering from this 4 years since going to a Catholic charismatic convention with people laying hands on my head speaking in tongues. God help me! Thx u 4 your post!
I suffered from panic attacks for about a year several years ago. They are back. I am engaged to a Canadian man. I am in the US. The border has been closed for more than 300 days. I feel this is the source of my anxiety. Please pray for us to be safe and together soon!
May Christ our God have mercy on us and save us. Amen. Thank you Father Seraphim for your wisdom and struggles. You have been such a blessing to me and to our family. Glory to God in all things! Please know that you and the monastery are forever in our prayers. Lord have mercy Lord have mercy Lord have mercy. Holy Trinity glory be to You. ☦️. Forgive me Father a sinner and have mercy on me. Amen.
Dearest Father. I started praying at night, because terrible things were happening during the day- and the night was the only relatively quiet time- I could focus on praying to the Lord. However, I soon was attacked through my dreams, when I would finally sleep. I am currently under attack both night and day- to stop my prayers. But, I don't. Things happen to stop me, and hurt my family and me when I keep praying. But, I keep praying. So, I completely agree with you. Too much for this space. Recently, a Danish that I bought was made with salt instead of sugar- in the grocery store- huge amounts of blood appeared on my hands( I had no wounds. Scared everyone), driving to the store at dusk- a man jumped in front of my car from the,side of the road to try and make me crash.....3 150 lb dogs came out of the woods to attack my dog and me on a walk on a path at the college. There is more- in just weeks. I continue to pray...... for my family and myself. I cannot speak to people, because these incidents are unbelievable. But, they happened. I am so grateful that the Lord IS protecting us and granting us Grace. And I am grateful to you for your gift of insight and understanding. This has truly helped me.
Fr. This advice has helped me me than you know. I have harassments insure my own house and other attacks. And I have fallen for engaging with and praying against it too much. You are so right about refocusing the prayer on God. And not on the enemy only. Thank you thank you thank you.
i’m so sorry you have these experiences, i’ve gone through things very similar to these. please go to your church regularly to be blessed by the priest and wear a cross blessed by the priest as well if you haven’t already done it. in these situations our spiritual authorities are there to help us and guide us through these terrifying situations. i’ll be praying for you and your safety
Great advice. When younger I was a 'fighter' in these situations. Learned the way you're describing later in life and boy what an improvement. Nice work.
About 2 years ago, I became interested on Eastern Orthodoxy, I had not intentionally gone to church (I grew up a roman catholic) in years, but I began going to the catechumen liturgy once a month. The week after the first time I went, I had a horrific nightmare, I was on a party with my wife and son in my old house, they were just chilling and this beautiful woman was teasing me with her eyes, I conciously did what I would do in real life, I ignored her and climbed upstairs to my old room in a concious effort to avoid temptation, so I heard steps behind me and it was my son screaming with a broken arm, and I suddenly woke up in tears, that was NOT a normal nightmare, it had to do with my change of heart, then, a few weeks later, I came to the conviction that I wanted to be babtized, so I verbally said it to my spiritual father after the liturgy, we drove back home and as I was cooking lunch I accidentaly cut off the tip of my finger. A cople of months later I was praying with some candles on and all of the sudden I got sleepy for a second and my hands landed on the candle and got mildly burned with the wax. These are all signs your conversion is an actual threat to the forces of evil, one should never stop praying and ask for protection agains all of these attacks, they usually come when you least expect them.
Dear brother, I too had a bizarre experience after I became interested in Orthodoxy (I am a practicing Catholic), less than a year ago, and the Jesus prayer. It wasn’t a dream and it happened in broad daylight. I encountered a woman with a black dog on a leash. She was holding a long pruning shears that tree trimmers use. I was walking along the street near a large university. It was just after noon on a bright sunny day. A crazy homeless woman? She was exposing her pubic zone to me and she wore a g-string under her loose skirt. Her head was averted as I passed by her. No words were exchanged. I was just enthralled by her. I was the only one around except for a few passing cars. Was she an apparition of the goddess Atropos? She who cannot be avoided or turned away (hence her averted face which I didn’t see)?
Amen. As we get closer to our Blessed Hope I am getting bombarded by evil thoughts. Amazing how I signed on today and found your video. The LORD is GREAT!
Thank you very much, for this practical advise. I often feel like there is a "thorn" in my mind, its very painful and hateful. I especially feel it first thing upon awakening, it takes me several hours of prayer and meditation to feel free. Now I have a better plan. Peace be with you!
I've been faced with outer thoughts that try to scare me. Fear has been the hardest to ignore and it lashes out during prayer like threats. Pray for me father ❤ remember my name in at least one of your prayers. Thank you so much for touching on this topic again. It's been a hard obstacle during my prayers and your videos have been helping me a lot. I pray for God's strength. To see only him, love only him, focus on him alone and enjoy him only.
Thank you Father. It is a problem for me when I’m praying , these distractions from the evil one . Your suggestion will help me in my prayer time. 👌🙏🙏🙏
I am so glad I found this guy, he's better to watch/listen than mainstream garbage that leaves you with the impression that you're ill, will always be ill and there's no escape from the illness because it's everywhere you look in the world so might as well join ranks with the devolving culture embracing the illness. These preachings/teachings are from the heart of a flawed man that is a conduit for a pure, Holy Spirit that's why we can resonate with what he's saying. It's absolutely beautiful and appreciated. Keep doing Gods work!
Thank You So Much, this is what I needed! It always seems to be disgusting, sexual images or thoughts about God or The Blessed Mother! They can happen during praying and Church! I have sexual issues from childhood trauma, and I’ve had nothing but struggles regarding lust; the closer I get to Christ, so it’s not surprising the evil uses lust to attack me.
Thank you for the truth, it's excellent, I find when I'm trying to do God's divine will, heroic virtues, I get attacked, mocked through other people. The evil one wants be to get caught up in fights, distractions and pull me away from God. I do my best to avoid this, avoid the person's, react with charity and always pray for them. It's a constant.
I am Catholic but I do like your teaching. Since Vatican II most Catholic priests have gone astray. Their liberation theology is just marxism sprinkled with holy water, few teaching about eternal life, Hell, Heaven, sin, angels, devils.
Catholics, me included, fallow the advice of the father of the desert. There's a book, if you are interested to learn good stuff, very nice and useful called "The Imitation of Christ".
Thank you Father. Struggling with my thoughts has never been easy. Thank you for showing us the way. Please pray for us. God bless you and all the Fathers at Mull Monastery.
And taking every thought captive in the Name of the Lord. Holy Spirit taught me that taking a thought captive is to stop that thought in its tracks. When you begin to let a thought go into a silent conversation in your mind, shut it down by stopping the entertaining of it.
I once denounced god when I was very young, I was on a bus on the way to the most violent, dangerous jail in America for somthing i didn't do, I prayed 🙏 that god would interfere and save me he didn't and I suffered unimaginably, Because of this every time i pray im tormented with my blasphemous words i spoke that day, I ask for forgiveness nearly every day, I will never turn my back on god ever again requardless of my circumstances.
The horror of your experience has created a wound that evil is using as an entryway. From a fellow veteran of the spiritual battlefield, I can only share my experience. My best path to healing has been praise- to sing and daily read psalms of praise- not the vengeance ones. I also think modern entertainement can hinder us. I have let go of fictional movies, tv and books. Guard your imagination. I will pray for you now.
We all have things we did or said that wish we hadn’t done! What the person who was an abortionist and killed babies She repented and God healed her and she gives prolife talks! A Satanist who sold his soul to the devil repented...So you’re words are forgiven and forgotten We have to believe that me as well
Our new booklet 'FIGHTING FOR PRAYER. Evil Thoughts and Images during Prayer' is now available for pre-sale from our online bookstore: shop.mullmonastery.com/product-category/books/
Dispatch day is Monday, November 16. By purchasing your copy now you are helping the Monastery to pay for its printing, and making sure you receive it before Christmas. It is obvious that this temptation affects many of us, and it is a joy for everyone at the Monastery that we can be of help, by sharing with you what we have learnt from the experience of the Saints of the Church. May we all be blessed, dear ones.
Thanks so much Fr.there are times so distractions arise...and you are very right.one has to focus on God.
Hello father Seraphim. Just yesterday I found you on yotoobe. I was enjoying it to listening you. Also my father Filip knows you. My name is Nicoleta and I live in Lincoln UK.
Please father pray for my father in law wich is very ill on metastasis he is just 62 y. His name is Joseph.
Also for my husband and son wich they struggle to believe in God.
Please forgive me father, brothers and sisters. God bless you all
Father I'm from Romania, and I'm so happy to watch your videos. Is like a food for me. Thank you so much.
Thank you Father for helping me understand how to pray better.
I will try to be more aware of what is happening so that I can work on ignoring distractions instead of participating in the thoughts that lead away from the face if God.
Father, will your book can be bought in Amazon Kindle. I'm from California.
God has helped me end my addiction, praise God.
Thanks be to God!
Praise the Lord!
"You don't become holy by fighting evil. Let evil be. Look towards Christ and that will save you. What makes a person saintly is love." - St Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia
Satan is smart, but not very smart. When all else fails in his attempt to subdue you, he will try and put vile thoughts in your mind, hoping God will think such thoughts are your thoughts. However, in his arrogant attempt, Satan overlooks the fact that God sees what he is trying to do. You have nothing to fear, Stay with God. Live for Life Forever...Amen
Thanks for this
I'm jumping of insane of my mind ...I know inside my shitty heart I'm not a evil person .when in night I lay down and walk outside .I hate thinking evil thought like murderer someone that I hate ,.I don't listen to myself and call myself stupid ..I hear evil being talking in my ear and hear horse step at night when I walk home from work or my drug end day of drug taking....why do I hear I'm the 88 fallen angel ....I fear Yahweh I fear Yahweh and his anger
AMHN
Thanks for this. I get the most evil, blasphemous, disgusting thoughts at times and it brings me a lot of grief. Not to say I'm happy this is normal but I'm happy I'm not alone.
@@poobread8885 Same..
"The way to fight him (evil one) is to engage God." Ignore the evil one. Thank you for this reminder, brother. 👍
Remind yourself that God is stronger than evil. Jesus died on the cross. He is the winner. He stood up from death. We have a almighty God!
@@joy-ful852 Hallelujah Praise the Lord of Hosts
@@joy-ful852 ☦✝️
I thought I was the only one being tormented by evil unwanted thoughts.. they make me so depressed
Me to! Your not alone brother
Me too brother! I have been fighting this all my life!💗
You are not alone...
They are NOT your thoughts therefore do NOT own them or make them yours!
No, William. We all suffer the same as Christians.
Elder Paisos from Mount Athos said:
Thoughts are like Airplanes flying in the Air,If you ignore them, there is no Problem.
If you pay attention to them, you create an Airport inside your Head, and permit them to Land.
Amen
Good! I will remember that!
I so needed this. I have been having horrendous thoughts during Mass and Adoration. Things I've never even thought of before.
Same here also during prayer
Oh my this has been happening to me whyyy? Why are these thoughts scaring me? Every tine I’m close to God thee thought come
It happens to me too but I started praying the rosary every morning and it has gone away
I'm glad I'm not the only one.
I’m plagued with this same problem every day and I have even been physically attacked. Dearest Father please pray for me. Thanks so very much ! You are always in my prayers too !
Making the Sign of the Cross during the day/night often and especially when the temptation or bad visitation comes is a sure way of making it vanish.
Margaret, let me first say, making the sign of the cross changes nothing: the cross is a symbol of trials and sufferings one goes through but it is so much more than that. In Luke 9:23 Jesus told the disciples that they should take up their cross daily and follow him. (NB. He did not say to them that they should make the "sign of the cross to make things vanish)." Instead He was telling them that the "cross" may very well lead to affliction and eventually death. He didn't just tell them but also showed by demonstrations what is meant by the "cross."
Hope this helps.
Thanks.
Sophia Wilson I respectfully disagree. This may work with your understanding with your relationship with Christ but with some Christians the sign of the cross signifies different meanings for them. I will not tell a Christian what is better than another. Each has their own journey with Christ and also Jesus Christ can read your heart behind your actions whether it’s the sign of the cross or saying a certain prayer etc. Peace be with you.🙏
@@nancysweeney2160 From what I see, we are told at John 4:24, that God is Spirit and as such wants to be worshipped, in spirit and in truth! not with any sort of images from any where in the water, in the earth or in the sky even, which covers all things; and as much as I LOVE this wonderful man of God, I just LOVE him as much as I would my newborn baby, I never could understand the cross wearing myself! Why? since it is the cursed object that hurt him so much, I always thought that to wear it would signify some sort of worship of the very thing that killed him! kind of how I cannot imagine wearing a gun or knife around my neck in order to remember a loved one that might have been killed by it! would I? No, it's the last thing I'd want to remember him or her by! not by the weapon that took him or her away! and that said, I am not about to begin to judge anyone else's opinion on any thing like that, ever again! All I want to owe anyone, is pure agape love! HalleluYah and A mein!
Wow! Who is this young monk? We can hear the ring of truth here! I personally never heard a better God-like creation, declare Him so well! speaking about Him, His truth, His ways, offering spiritual tools, from the heart, with such love and passion, as I did, just here, with this young beautiful child of God! and the hypocrites? they'll just want to burn us both at the stake for not doing all things just the way that they want us to! with their myriads of false doctrines, teachings, and ways that lead, straight to hell! Sorry for being so lengthy! My love tank is "over-flowing" for all of you! I truly pray that the truth of all things, will set us all free as a bird! (And I seriously have such a bird... totally free to let me know whenever he wants to go out and back in... what a bird!) and what a wonderful Father of love, wisdom, justice, power, truth, accurate knowledge, peace, joy, etc..
I'm with you Margaret. I've used the sign of the cross daily since I was a child and a great comfort washes over me. Although we don't have the answers to every mystery, my instinct has told me it's the Holy Spirit. It's my way of starting a conversation with the holy trinity, as it's literally saying "In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit." Do what comes naturally to you to call upon God, and if it brings you peace, then you know instantly that it's the right thing for you.
@@sophiawilson3723 your comments are MOST UN-ORTHODOX and un-Christian! Apparently you are Protestant and have a heretical Protestant phronema (way of thinking).
Thank you so much, my dear brother. This was extremely helpful. I am praying for you right now. I am also giving thanks to our Lord for you. I am 72 years old and have served our Savior for 50 plus years. You have been God's instrument in my life tonight.
Jesus Christ Son Of God, Have Mercy On Me A Sinner!
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Lord Jesus Son of Living God have mercy on us and the whole world. Amen.
You're not a sinner 💙 you're human & make mistakes. We ALL sin but are not sinners. A sinner never EVER admits he's a sinner. A madman never doubts his sanity 😉
@@akakonoha sorry to say but not correct..one who paints is called a painter, one who writes is called a writer, one who sins (like you say yourself, we ALL sin) is called a sinner. Though through the Grace of God and his death, he sacrifices himself for us, thank you Lord God for all you do for us.
www.openbible.info/topics/falling_short_of_gods_glory
@@christineczochara7750 and Jesus wants us not to sin anymore and be holy like him, we won't be able to do this on our own but in Christ we can do all things.
Don't let the squawking seagulls distract from the majesty of the ocean. May God bless you all continually.
Mike Shockley i really like that saying...!.....anything to help me to learn to ‘take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ...’. God bless you!
Nice 👍🏻 love 💕 this
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I wept tears of joy through this whole video. I have just recently turned to a life of wholehearted prayer and repentance, even though I have been Orthodox for many years. As soon as I started this life, the horrible thoughts came welling up and I was so distraught that I was almost afraid to pray. This video was a message from God to me to not give up and to pray and fast more and to have faith in His saving Grace. Words cannot express my gratitude to you Fr Seraphim. Please pray for, us all living in this wicked world, that we all come to the fullness of Christ and be the children that He calls us to be☦
Run to the confessional when you can. Surround yourself with the Blood of Mercy Himself.. God is in control
Thank you for sharing. This encourages me alot.
Only a small time and we Jesus face to face with all his children. ✨
Dearest Mapia, get your Rosary/s, prayer books Blessed. Keep Holy Water near you when you pray and make the Sign of the Cross with Holy Water before you start your prayers and at the end of your prayers make the Sign of the Cross with Holy Water. Pray especially for Blessings and protection upon your dear family members and yourself and be sure to begin your prayers Thanking God for all the Blessings of your dear family and loved ones and yourself before asking for your requests.
Thank you. There is not enough practical teachings concerning these things. And I have felt as if I am the only one suffering with these attacks during prayer. And also it is almost as if people do not address their evilness or sin within them. But God sees us; we cannot hide from Him. So there is no point of acting, we can be who we are. Only by the Blood of Jesus Christ we can enter to Heaven. God bless you!
I did to!
: 2 things are an obstacle for most people, one is fear, the second is hypocratie.
I also wondered if I was the only one going through this. This video was so enlightening and easy to understand. I now have new hope. Thank you Almighty God for leading me here.
Thank you. I feel so much better now. Knowing that I'm not singled out and alone. Praise be to God
May the Holy Trinity be always within your heart father Seraphim. Much love from Athens Greece. Our Lord Jesus Christ bless your servant!!!!
Dude this is seriously one of the hardest things ever. I almost never have the terrible thoughts that I do, but when I do they're always during prayer
Same here it just started
I have encountered this for years now. I have in recent time, that when the attacks begin, I generally shake my head "no" and continue with my prayer. The attacks generally last one or two seconds. But I always ask my angel for help in this circumstance. I believe that I am defeating the devil this way. I try not to acknowledge the demon in any way. It's like my life, I fall then I get up and continue on my way. Prays be to Jesus. 🙏
This is the first time someone explained to me 'evil has no substance without us.
Thank you so much. This channel is beautiful🌹
Yes. I approve of this channel.
God bless You. Jesus Christ is with You.
Thank you, Father! I am often attacked during prayer, and I have always struggled to maintain focus. Rather than beat the devil with a stick, just focus on God. You have encouraged me, God bless!
As a Protestant I would hear about how Martin Luther would make a practice of insulting, spitting, railing at the devil. This practice is intensified in the Charismatic Movement, where actual theatre and dance were directed at mocking the devil rather than the praise of GOD. Thank God that we are now taught better in the one true Orthodox Faith! Thanks Fr Seraphim for reminding us of the wonderful, freeing teaching of the desert fathers.
Gerry Hagen dear Brother! so thankful to hear from a believer in Turkey! I pray often, as does my church, for your country! My daughter has been there twice to share the love of Christ. God bless you and keep you....may His face shine upon you and His countenance be lifted before you...in Christ’s name.🇹🇷🙏🏼♥️. love, nancy, a sister in Texas, U.S.A.
Matthew, I just want to support what you said . I've been to several charismatic churches & experienced exactly what you mentioned. Speaking in tongues stomping on imaginary snakes.
The church of eleven 22 gets their sound system cranked up so loud on WE'D nights the hobby Lobby store next door had to start closing early. I've been in quieter dance clubs with live bands. Hobby Lobby moved to a new location.
I study online these days. If you pray for biblical knowledge He will always respond. GB
“Evil does not have substance. It will just die out.” Excellent. Got it. 👍🏻
Yes, modernism has wrecked the Church. So many are lost. The saints know how to fight. Thank you for these videos. The power of God is working through you to remind us to turn back to how God worked through the saints and the supernatural power of God.
I always have demonic attacks during prayer and I get very scared. Thank you for explaining it. God bless you🙏🏻
Thank you. I remember thinking the first time the wicked thoughts started happening during prayer, wondering where they came from. I never thought those thoughts before I started taking my Christian prayer life seriously, but now that I am, all of a sudden these these wicked terrible thoughts would come. I thought to myself, wow, I never realized I was so evil. But then I confessed and asked about these random wicked thoughts even during the deepest prayer, and was told I was being attacked and to completely ignore them. Don't fight them. Don't feel self guilt because of them. And as you say, the best thing to do is ignore, don't engage and keep praying. Focus on God, and ask for help from the Theotokos. If you don't engage, the wicked thoughts fade as quickly as they come.
Well, I’m relieved 😅 to find out I’m not the only ☝️ and coming across this video has been a Godsend, thank you Father 🙏🏽
I do experience evil oppression. That’s why I pray even more.
Get holy water cross yourself with it EVERY
Thank you. I just needed this today. Be blessed.
Thank you for this honestly intimate account of escaping the devil.
Blessings recieved. Blessings returned.
Thank you. I needed to hear this badly. I'm a recently confirmed Catholic and i was not prepared for this. It seems as if I was doing better before I was Baptised and Confirmed. Since then, every day has been a struggle of shame and doubt. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you
I am a Catholic and every night I fight spiritual warfare, evil thoughts pop up when I am sleeping or just doing my every day work.
@@anap847 take comfort now in the fact that if you weren't a threat to the evil one, you would not be attacked this way. Keep Faith, and like Father says, "remember you are standing before God". Ive been telling myself that all day everyday since
@@emisha1425 thank you🙏✝️
Stay strong your not the only one going through this. It will get easier but the enemy will never stop a priest once told me if your not under spiritual attack at some time there must be something wrong!!. You are a threat to Satan and there is a battle for every soul.
@@Francesco-bm1pr thank you❤
Thank you for this. I stumbled upon the video after an unproductive day of study. The goal was to make progress on my PhD dissertation in the Biblical Studies. Instead, I was plagued by images. I tried the arrow prayers of St. Chrysostom and the prayer rope. The relief was temporary each time. There were some hours of productivity. I will now begin study for today in prayer (from Denver)
If this happens again, and it might happen, before approaching work pray the sequence of the Holy Spirit. The more you pray it the more you will have divine insights to better understand the stuff you are trying to work on.
The Virgin Mary Prayer and Saint Michele Archangel prayer is good to cast away bad spirits.
One rosary a day keeps the devil away
The closer I try to get to the God, the more aggressive these thoughts become, but I know its origin and I count on the Lord to fight it off 🙏🏼✝️
I'm glad I came across this. It is helping me battle my addictions.
Awesome
I can imagine this is how Daniel was kept safe in the lions den..by keeping his thoughts on God alone and not on the thought of being attacked. Of course God knew Daniel would prevail by His power but what a great testimony it became! Thank you for your wise counsel.
Thank you this helped a lot. I have been fighting with my addiction to porn and really spoke to me and helped me focus onto Him
I pray for Jesus to heal you!
God only wants you to look for him of your own free will. The devil on the other hand... he comes looking for you.
This is the absolutely best teaching about spiritual warfare which goes hand in hand with prayer that I have heard, and far superior to what is taught by so called Christian televangelists these days especially! You are bona fide
Christian teachers of the Word Of Almighty God, and of Christian principles! And thank you for reminders such as
this, which are sorely needed!!
I receive the help of my Guardian Angel. Before starting prayer I ask Him to keep any thought away from me, and if they come He will "take care" of them.
God is so Good! I’ve been dealing with this for 2 long! 😂🙏🏽 I’m so happy I saw this! 🙌🏽
God Bless you Always ✝️
Oh dear Father Seraphim thank you so very much, God bless you, our Holy Mother keep you near to Her loving heart!!!🙏🙏🙏🤗☺️🙌🙌🙌🙏🕯📿🌹🌸🌈❤🌟💐
I remember struggling with these thoughts at the beginning. I had thought I was losing my mind. It is true that the more you try and fight them directly, the more bigger they get, and the fear grows bigger. My cure At the time was to recognize that they weren't from me. I came across a book that was actually meant for priest in confession. It explained this as blasphemous thoughts. Simply exposing what it is is very helpfull.
Accurate
Thank you for your insight; this has been my ongoing struggle my whole spiritual life. What a great homily!!!
I always STOP praying and say “EVIL SPIRIT GET AWAY FROM ME ! GO TO THE FOOT OF THE CROSS AND THEN BACK WHERE YOU CAME FROM!” and then I continue to pray in peace! This has worked for me...🙏🏻💜
Fr Seraphim thank you this makes me strong in my daily prayers and please continue to give us more knowledge😇😇😇🙏🙏🙏
agree..."all the time" from the moment of wake till sleep.
Not alone
hello Father.I am from Ethiopia.Your videos are soul searching antidotes for issues we are facing today
Sărut mâna, Părinte!
I'm from Romania and I just discovered your video and it was exactly what I needed to hear. I'm writing in English as I hope someone may benefit from this comment. I am being constantly tormented by these attacks and my prayer is so very weak after a life I lived in sins without number. I knew I had to have patience but I was losing it little by little. My mistake is that I was shocked and appalled by those thoughts and images and I got scared that God and The Holy Mother and The Saints will be disgusted by me and my filthy prayers because of those thoughts, since I know they can all see them. So I strated to pray less. This is another trap actually, and I now realize it after the Holy Grace enlightened me to understand your words. Thank you and may Christ our Lord and Savior and God repay your kindness towards us all!
Your unworthy sister in Christ,
Flavia
The fact that this video randomly popped up in my algorithm, as I’m facing some highly challenging evil attacks, the distractions... is proof of the Lovingkindness and Grace of God. You have helped me so much. Thank you for this beautiful knowledge, and sharing your teachings. Thank God for bringing this to me (and the world) at the perfect time. May the supreme eminence of God carry your messages worldwide to all who seek. And may His divine essence, the Holy Spirit, fill the cup of all who listen. The nature of the shaitan may be Wind, but the Holy Spirit is FIRE; I take Comfort in this because I desire to BURN in love, not be scattered by the winds in four directions. I send your monastery love and blessings. I pray that the message spreads like wildfire. Lex Deí Gracia Plena Aeterna.
NECREDINTA ESTE CULPA FRATE NUTRESTETE CU DUHUL ADEVARULUI ☦️ AL DOMNULUI DUMNEZEU SI A MAICII DOMNULUI AMIN
You are doing God's work, Father!
May God bless you and keep you!
I'm thankful God led me to your message on Thanksgiving.
Discernment is such a wonderful blessing
Mulțumiri pioase,Părinte drag!
Pentru fiecare cuvânt pe care ni-l spuneți cu Sufletul , Dumnezeu sa va răsplătească!
Fiți binecuvantat!
Doamne, ajută!
Thank you Father. This gives me hope
Wow how did you know I am going through this exact thing right now?
Yep and it’s no fun at all
God bless you father thanks ❤
From Ethiopian Orthodox sister
AMEN, i pray and Ask god, for this favour'' help and protection Amen
Father thank you so much for the Videos on these topics. I asked our Holy Mother and Our Lord for help and they brought me to you. I'm a Catholic Revert. I'd been away from my faith for a very long time and since I've reverted a couple of months ago I've been constantly under attack. The blasphemies and unwanted thoughts have been truly horrific, and the anxiety it bought on, has brought terrible suffering. God Bless you father I now feel I have the tools to deal with the evil one.
Continue to be strong we are in this together ❤️by Gods help
Excellent. Wow 😳
(Later) I had to listen to this twice, and will probably listen again. This brings so much new light to my understanding. It is especially meaningful because this is itself an answer to prayer I prayed early this morning about why I was continuing to fail at needed change in my life which impacts my response to God in prayer. There are several important points, but the huge one for me right now is facing God, reflecting, mirroring Him is the thing that restores His image. My prayers tend to be standing side by side with God while facing situations that need prayer. The “facing God” .... that is huge.
God bless you, faithful servant and soldier of Christ! You have given me new hope.
What a privilege, what a blessing to have the Desert Fathers🙏🏽 🙏🏽🙏🏽 Thank you for being faithful to God. Greetings from an Eritrean orthodox.
The rebellious really cannot defeat and stand the almighty power of the creator of all period✝️🙏🙇♂🙏✝️
This came up when I started getting my first attacks needed this focus on God he is greater than anything that has been or will be praise him in all ur ways even if u are dying Jesus said we should take up our cross and follow him blessed are those who read this good logical discernment greater is he that is in us than he who is in the world keep the good fight of faith brothers n sisters in christ glory to God
Thanks for the teaching. I struggle most often with such pop ups during times of Meditation and prayers
Thank you Fr. Seraphim, this has been very helpful because I have been struggling with constant attacks while meditating on God. God Bless you
I’ve been struggling for about 4 months now. It as resulted in doubts, anger asking God why? But we must Keep the faith. Trust God and never give up
Thank you Fr.Seraphim.
Lord have Mercy !
Thank you. I am in rural Kentucky in U.S. it is 2&1/2 hours from our home church. I needed spiritual help with prayer.
Jesus Christ, is the name of God. He lives. Praise and Bless God's holy name.
I just want to thank you Fr. Seraphim, I’m on my way to become an orthodox, and I learn so much from your videos. My Lord bless you please pray for me.
I am a Protestant so there is much I don’t know regarding Catholicism. But what I do know is that throughout my day, whether I am in the kitchen doing dishes or in my room having a quiet time with God, I picture Jesus there with me, because I know he is. I give him my mind, and ask him for his thoughts, his perspective, his desires for me and my day, my relationships with others. Thank you so much for your encouragement and visual examples of how the enemy attempts to distract us. I know for me, I have to live moment by moment. Looking to God for peace of mind and his kindness, goodness and mercy toward others and toward myself. Blessings!
Thank you.
Catholicism, it’s the same thing. There used to be a filoque clause of Nicene creed that separated orthodox and Catholics. After much revelation from God, neither Catholics nor orthodox insist on their side adamantly, rather go with “human mind could not conceive God fully”.
Thank you so much I was badly suffering now I feel humble you helped me alot I love your videos God bless you
Me too. Keep strong in the Lord and in the power of his might ❤️
Suffering from this 4 years since going to a Catholic charismatic convention with people laying hands on my head speaking in tongues. God help me! Thx u 4 your post!
Thank you Father. I am haunted at times. But I pray the rosary and call out to Jesus
You are speaking with such wisdom. When you started and said ignore them, so important. God Bless you for these helpful deep conversations.
Kiss your crucifix numerous times. Offer up the precious Blood to the Eternal Father . Kiss your crucifix, repeat the name of Jesus.
I suffered from panic attacks for about a year several years ago. They are back. I am engaged to a Canadian man. I am in the US. The border has been closed for more than 300 days. I feel this is the source of my anxiety. Please pray for us to be safe and together soon!
*I'm proud to be Christian God bless you all lovely brother and sister*
Gods time... thank you for helping me understand what is going on and giving me the tools to fight. My GOD Is BIgger
Amen Amen God blessed you
May Christ our God have mercy on us and save us. Amen. Thank you Father Seraphim for your wisdom and struggles. You have been such a blessing to me and to our family. Glory to God in all things! Please know that you and the monastery are forever in our prayers. Lord have mercy Lord have mercy Lord have mercy. Holy Trinity glory be to You. ☦️. Forgive me Father a sinner and have mercy on me. Amen.
Thank you father, may God have blessing on your heart
Dearest Father. I started praying at night, because terrible things were happening during the day- and the night was the only relatively quiet time- I could focus on praying to the Lord. However, I soon was attacked through my dreams, when I would finally sleep. I am currently under attack both night and day- to stop my prayers. But, I don't. Things happen to stop me, and hurt my family and me when I keep praying. But, I keep praying. So, I completely agree with you. Too much for this space. Recently, a Danish that I bought was made with salt instead of sugar- in the grocery store- huge amounts of blood appeared on my hands( I had no wounds. Scared everyone), driving to the store at dusk- a man jumped in front of my car from the,side of the road to try and make me crash.....3 150 lb dogs came out of the woods to attack my dog and me on a walk on a path at the college. There is more- in just weeks. I continue to pray...... for my family and myself. I cannot speak to people, because these incidents are unbelievable. But, they happened. I am so grateful that the Lord IS protecting us and granting us Grace. And I am grateful to you for your gift of insight and understanding. This has truly helped me.
My dear Lord.keep up brother.keep trusting in our Lord Jesus.just stay humble brother
Fr. This advice has helped me me than you know. I have harassments insure my own house and other attacks. And I have fallen for engaging with and praying against it too much. You are so right about refocusing the prayer on God. And not on the enemy only. Thank you thank you thank you.
i’m so sorry you have these experiences, i’ve gone through things very similar to these. please go to your church regularly to be blessed by the priest and wear a cross blessed by the priest as well if you haven’t already done it. in these situations our spiritual authorities are there to help us and guide us through these terrifying situations. i’ll be praying for you and your safety
I believe what you say happened to you.
Great advice. When younger I was a 'fighter' in these situations. Learned the way you're describing later in life and boy what an improvement. Nice work.
Amen. Keep your eyes on Elohim not the storm.
About 2 years ago, I became interested on Eastern Orthodoxy, I had not intentionally gone to church (I grew up a roman catholic) in years, but I began going to the catechumen liturgy once a month. The week after the first time I went, I had a horrific nightmare, I was on a party with my wife and son in my old house, they were just chilling and this beautiful woman was teasing me with her eyes, I conciously did what I would do in real life, I ignored her and climbed upstairs to my old room in a concious effort to avoid temptation, so I heard steps behind me and it was my son screaming with a broken arm, and I suddenly woke up in tears, that was NOT a normal nightmare, it had to do with my change of heart, then, a few weeks later, I came to the conviction that I wanted to be babtized, so I verbally said it to my spiritual father after the liturgy, we drove back home and as I was cooking lunch I accidentaly cut off the tip of my finger. A cople of months later I was praying with some candles on and all of the sudden I got sleepy for a second and my hands landed on the candle and got mildly burned with the wax. These are all signs your conversion is an actual threat to the forces of evil, one should never stop praying and ask for protection agains all of these attacks, they usually come when you least expect them.
Dear brother, I too had a bizarre experience after I became interested in Orthodoxy (I am a practicing Catholic), less than a year ago, and the Jesus prayer. It wasn’t a dream and it happened in broad daylight. I encountered a woman with a black dog on a leash. She was holding a long pruning shears that tree trimmers use. I was walking along the street near a large university. It was just after noon on a bright sunny day. A crazy homeless woman? She was exposing her pubic zone to me and she wore a g-string under her loose skirt. Her head was averted as I passed by her. No words were exchanged. I was just enthralled by her. I was the only one around except for a few passing cars. Was she an apparition of the goddess Atropos? She who cannot be avoided or turned away (hence her averted face which I didn’t see)?
Amen. As we get closer to our Blessed Hope I am getting bombarded by evil thoughts. Amazing how I signed on today and found your video. The LORD is GREAT!
I love this quote, evil by itself has no substance. Its what we give to it, empowers it. Disempower it by ignoring it.
Thank you very much, for this practical advise. I often feel like there is a "thorn" in my mind, its very painful and hateful. I especially feel it first thing upon awakening, it takes me several hours of prayer and meditation to feel free. Now I have a better plan. Peace be with you!
I've been faced with outer thoughts that try to scare me. Fear has been the hardest to ignore and it lashes out during prayer like threats. Pray for me father ❤ remember my name in at least one of your prayers. Thank you so much for touching on this topic again. It's been a hard obstacle during my prayers and your videos have been helping me a lot. I pray for God's strength. To see only him, love only him, focus on him alone and enjoy him only.
I will pray for you. But know this.. the devil is a coward and comes at our weakest moments like when Jesus was in desert 40 days/nights.
Brother thank you for your message, it has given me strength, thus knowledge is strength....God bless you!
Thank you Father. It is a problem for me when I’m praying , these distractions from the evil one . Your suggestion will help me in my prayer time. 👌🙏🙏🙏
Thank you so much Father
May God bless you🙏🙏
I am so glad I found this guy, he's better to watch/listen than mainstream garbage that leaves you with the impression that you're ill, will always be ill and there's no escape from the illness because it's everywhere you look in the world so might as well join ranks with the devolving culture embracing the illness. These preachings/teachings are from the heart of a flawed man that is a conduit for a pure, Holy Spirit that's why we can resonate with what he's saying. It's absolutely beautiful and appreciated. Keep doing Gods work!
Thank You So Much, this is what I needed! It always seems to be disgusting, sexual images or thoughts about God or The Blessed Mother! They can happen during praying and Church! I have sexual issues from childhood trauma, and I’ve had nothing but struggles regarding lust; the closer I get to
Christ, so it’s not surprising the evil uses lust to attack me.
Thank you for the truth, it's excellent, I find when I'm trying to do God's divine will, heroic virtues, I get attacked, mocked through other people. The evil one wants be to get caught up in fights, distractions and pull me away from God. I do my best to avoid this, avoid the person's, react with charity and always pray for them. It's a constant.
This spoke to my soul. Literally, the exact same situation that I’m going through!😮 Really needed to hear this. Thank you so much!
I am Catholic but I do like your teaching. Since Vatican II most Catholic priests have gone astray. Their liberation theology is just marxism sprinkled with holy water, few teaching about eternal life, Hell, Heaven, sin, angels, devils.
Catholics, me included, fallow the advice of the father of the desert. There's a book, if you are interested to learn good stuff, very nice and useful called "The Imitation of Christ".
Thank you Father. Struggling with my thoughts has never been easy. Thank you for showing us the way. Please pray for us. God bless you and all the Fathers at Mull Monastery.
And taking every thought captive in the Name of the Lord.
Holy Spirit taught me that taking a thought captive is to stop that thought in its tracks.
When you begin to let a thought go into a silent conversation in your mind, shut it down by stopping the entertaining of it.
I once denounced god when I was very young, I was on a bus on the way to the most violent, dangerous jail in America for somthing i didn't do, I prayed 🙏 that god would interfere and save me he didn't and I suffered unimaginably, Because of this every time i pray im tormented with my blasphemous words i spoke that day, I ask for forgiveness nearly every day, I will never turn my back on god ever again requardless of my circumstances.
The horror of your experience has created a wound that evil is using as an entryway. From a fellow veteran of the spiritual battlefield, I can only share my experience. My best path to healing has been praise- to sing and daily read psalms of praise- not the vengeance ones.
I also think modern entertainement can hinder us. I have let go of fictional movies, tv and books. Guard your imagination. I will pray for you now.
@@YSLRDYES.. 💥Reading the PSALMS daily is of the highest benefit to knowing and loving God. The most beneficial prayers of all.
We all have things we did or said that wish we hadn’t done! What the person who was an abortionist
and killed babies She repented and God healed her and she gives prolife talks! A Satanist who sold his soul to the devil repented...So you’re words are forgiven and forgotten We have to believe that me as well