There is a spirit of evil roaming about the world,
looking for somewhere to gain a foothold.
It is up to us to make sure
that we do not leave our doors open.
The 'devil' is an evil spirit who has many minions trawling about the world, looking for places to infiltrate. *
Do we need to fear these evil spirits? No, not at all! They have no actual power at all, only the capacity to lie and to distort reality.
We can and should try to see these lies for what they are and choose to discount them.
We alone give these impotent spirits power if we allow ourselves to be influenced by them, by listening to their lies and allowing them to affect us in negative ways.
It is said that the best way to defeat evil spirits is to laugh at them. They can't stand that because it shows them that they cannot defeat us.**
*A marvellous depiction of this idea is to be found in The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis.
** See If Satan can't steal your Joy by Jerry Savelle.
