Calm in the Mist of a Demonic Attack

Remember, you have done nothing wrong by looking at this Christian art. On the contrary, even if you just looked at it out of curiosity, you have honored God by facing your fear rather than letting fear control you. Christians have nothing to fear from demons; much less from fanciful artistic representations of them. Burn into your brain the saint being utterly calm.

First, I urge you to bookmark the previous webpage

The previous webpage has been about the power of doing nothing. Rather than moving on from this theme, the next page will move us closer to it. Having no kinship with escapism, we will discover that doing nothing is actually doing something profound: it is facing head-on the reality of our smallness and God’s greatness; our powerlessness to achieve anything of eternal worth and our utter dependence upon the Eternal Lord. It is letting our incompetence be swallowed up by his competence.

In contrast, escapism is distracting oneself in the rat race of frantic activity; it is getting giddy and so high on the adrenaline rush of desperately running around in dizzy circles that we fall prey to the delusion that we can save ourselves.

The next page is about ensuring that doing nothing is not cold, tense emptiness – a place where anxiety could grow – but filled with warm contentment. And, even more powerful and fulfilling, letting God fill it with himself.

If delighting God by doing nothing is a startling concept for you, now might be a good time to pause. First, bookmark this page, or record the web address, so that you can return to it when you are ready for more. Then, by all means, take a break but, if possible, before getting distracted by other things, let the insights so far discovered settle deeper into your heart right now by taking time to ponder and review them. That’s like adding cement to a carefully constructed sandcastle so that all your efforts are not lost by the incoming tide.

When you are ready for more, return here.

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