"Come with me to Golgotha..."

Seeing beyond spiritual disturbance to the goodness of people

Thank you, Spirit Daily, for this insightful article.

IN LIFE CERTAIN PEOPLE ARE 'TOXIC' AND THE ANTIDOTE IS FOUND IN TRANSCENDING EVIL

You know how it is. There are simply people with whom you have trouble getting along. Sometimes, it's right there in the open -- in confrontation, in tension, in bickering.

More often, it's something that's below the surface: You're feeling great and then when you enter into the presence of someone, or a group, your spirit is suddenly -- inexplicably -- agitated.

You lose your peace. You feel antagonism or simply don't feel "yourself." You feel arid. For no reason, you become angry.

These are warning signals. There are people who rub each other the wrong way -- who seem nearly allergic to one another -- and often there is a spiritual component behind it.

We know such from Scripture.

"For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places," St. Paul tells us in Ephesians 6 -- which we should all read on a regular basis.
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posted by Dr. Denice Hanley, DPM, M.Div. @ 8:29 AM