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Spiritual Warfare First Aid Checklist

 

1)  No matter where you are at in life, turn to God and ask for help.

2)  Attend church regularly or get yourself back into church.

3)  If you are Catholic, go to confession, often.

4)  If you are not Catholic ask Jesus in all sincerity to forgive your sins.

5)  Strive to live a life in accordance with the Ten Commandments.  Avoid occasions of sin.  When you fall, go back to steps 3) and 4)!

6)  Consider having your home blessed by a priest, particularly if you think you are suffering from demonic influence.

7)  Consider wearing the Sacred Heart medallion on your person, as well as the brown Scapular of Mary.   Have them blessed by a priest.  Keep blessed statues in your home.

8)  Keep holy water (blessed by a priest) in your home and occasionally sprinkle it in each room, particularly entrances.

9)  Have a priest bless some salt for you and sprinkle it around the perimeter of your yard and use it in your cooking for you and your family.

10)  Offer each day to God in reparation and atonement for sin.

11)  Invoke the protection of the Precious Blood of Jesus over you and your loved ones.  The Daily Prayer of Dedication may be helpful here.

12)  Avoid all occult practices, such as ouija boards, Dungeons and Dragons, witchcraft, occult literature and media.  Destroy all occult or cursed objects in your possession.  www.saintpiocenter.org has detailed information under ‘help’.

13)  See a priest for blessing(s) with anointed oil.  Have him bless some candles for you and keep them in a secure place for a time when you may need them.

14)  Consider approaching the Catholic Church if you feel you have a case that requires exorcism.

15)  Rebuke Satan and his demons in the name of Jesus.

16)  Pray.  Often.  Pray with others.  Particularly consider the Rosary.

17)  Consider joining a prayer or bible study group for support.

18)  Read the bible prayerfully.

19)  Screen from a young age the things your children see and get involved in.  The world is growing darker for our young ones.

20) Put your complete faith and trust in God, who is infinitely more powerful than all the evil in the world.

Most of all, take to heart the words of Jesus as revealed to St. Maria Faustina Kowalska.  Print these words and put them in a place in your home where they can be a constant source of encouragement and support for you.  I have them taped to my fridge!

My daughter, I want to teach you about spiritual warfare. Never trust in yourself, but abandon yourself totally to My will. In desolation, darkness and various doubts, have recourse to Me and to your spiritual director. He will always answer you in My name. Do not bargain with any temptation; lock yourself immediately in My Heart and, at the first opportunity, reveal the temptation to the confessor. Put your self-love in the last place, so that it does not taint your deeds. Bear with yourself with great patience. Do not neglect interior mortifications. Always justify to yourself the opinions of your superiors and of your confessor. Shun murmurers like a plague. Let all act as they like; you are to act as I want you to.

Observe the rule as faithfully as you can. If someone causes you trouble, think what good you can do for the person who caused you to suffer. Do not pour out your feelings. Be silent when you are rebuked. Do not ask everyone’s opinion, but only the opinion of your confessor; be as frank and simple as a child with him. Do not become discouraged by ingratitude. Do not examine with curiosity the roads down which I lead you. When boredom and discouragement beat against your heart, run away from yourself and hide in My heart. Do not fear struggle; courage itself often intimidates temptations, and they dare not attack us.

Always fight with the deep conviction that I am with you. Do not be guided by feeling, because it is not always under your control; but all merit lies in the will. Always depend upon your superiors, even in the smallest things. I will not delude you with prospects of peace and consolations; on the contrary, prepare for great battles. Know that you are now on a great stage where all heaven and earth are watching you. Fight like a knight, so that I can reward you. Do not be unduly fearful, because you are not alone. —Diary of St. Maria Faustina Kowalska, Divine Mercy in My Soul, n. 1760