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Trying to Understand Cecilia Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Question:

I have come back to the Church for the past 2 years. My entire family is now Catholic. My children who are in Middle School are especially glad that we chose the Catholic faith. They were baptized in the Anglican church and feel a certain joy and peace belonging to the Church.

Right before I came back to the church I became pro-life. I saw a picture of an aborted child and all my arguments "it's not right for me, but I can't tell you what to do" went out the window. Right then and there I was changed forever. A few days before going to our Pro-life march for the Anniversary of Roe v Wade a thief came and stole expensive things from our yard. A friend said that the advesary may have been trying to take away my peace, which he did during the march I was worried about the house rather than focusing on why I was there.

Anyway, this year a few days before the march, I went to bed. I'm not sure if this was a nightmare, but I couldn't move I was pinned down. I don't want to mention here what happened to me, but it was terrible. I started calling out to Jesus and the power of whatever was pinning me down eventually subsided and let go. The nightmares continued that night, but nothing as extreme as that moment. I woke up with peace though and was aware of the advesary being upset by the upcoming march. The next night I dreamed that someone kept asking me why I was doing this for such unnecessary people...the old, the young, the sick. The voice used many of the very words I have used before in past but twisted my meanings. It was strange. In my dream I didn't say anything because I felt there was no reason to argue this unreasonable viewpoint.

My question is, why would the advesary care what our little family does? I feel like although it is nice to go on this march and the mass for the unborn, there were thousands who also marched. Why attack? I guess I just don't get it. I've questioned if I've done something wrong to have had this happen. God has been so good to me, so faithful.



Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OMSM(r)

Dear Cecilia:

Why does the devil care? He cares for every soul. That is, he wishes to destroy every soul. When we put ourselves foward to advance the cause of Christ Satan takes notice. He wants no point of light, not even a small little one. Even a small little birthday candle dispells the darkness. Satan wants no light at all.

God allows Satan to bother us when we are advancing His cause because it tests our mettle and makes us stronger to continue the battle against evil.

Suffering is a great privilege. You need to praise God for your trials and tribulations for they give you the wondrous opportunity to share your suffering with that of our Lord, and to offer that suffering up to God for the salvation of souls, and to save babies.

Rejoice and be glad for our Lord said, "Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account" (Matthew 5:11).

You are blessed Cecilia for you are attacked by the Enemy for going things right.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

 

 


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