The Seven Spiritual Weapons

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do good deeds and wind up performing them in excess of what is good for the glory of God. “So exercise all the virtues in proper measure that the weapon of true and diligent discretion may be exercised by us for our salvation and for the praise of Christ.” Catherine portrays that it is very important for people to practice all virtues with discretion, for as to not over do it. The Holy Spirit inspires good inspirations in people, and then leaves the choice for each person to make and act upon. We must not let the time the Holy Spirit has given us pass by without the choice being made to follow Christ Jesus.
Catherine’s second spiritual weapon is Mistrust of Self. She describes this as believing that no one can do anything good by oneself, without the help of Christ Jesus. Do not trust in yourself for you shall surely fall to the enemy. It is in a person’s nature to try to do things by his or herself, but the Lord says, “Without me you can do ...

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The Lord is going to snatch you up and glorify you. Who would not want to be glorified by our Heavenly Father?
The Bible gives examples of Christ not fully trusting God when Jesus says, “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?” This gives the example of the separation from Jesus’ human state to his divine state. Humans question God’s will and tend not to trust his master plan. This is why Catherine addresses this as a weapon against the enemy. It is better to be in trouble and glorified by God, than to have good times and not be recognized by God.
Catherine explains the fourth weapon to be the memory of the Christ Jesus’ death and resurrection. ...

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