Blog 3

As we see at Manresa, Ignatius strongly believed in the spirit world, and especially in the presence of the devil (the evil one as he calls it.) Do you believe in an evil spirit?

I definitely believe that there is an evil spirit out there, and I consider that evil spirit the devil. In our lives, we are forced to make certain decisions. I think that when we make smart decisions that benefit others, and ourselves we are following Jesus’ way. But, there are times when we make decisions that are harmful to others, and ourselves, and I believe that those decisions stem from the devil. The devil is spirit that I believe is around us to temp us, and make us stray away from God and doing good. Because of the devil, we are more likely to sin.  I think the devil is certainly the enemy of not only God, but all of mankind.

I know I am faced with temptations all the time and I feel these temptations stem from the devil and his actions. Without him tempting us, there would be no sin in the world. I feel that the evil that is done in the world is committed by the devil through others. I feel that every day we are faced with the battle between good and evil, even in simple decisions we must make in our lives. I believe we must suffer in our lives because of the actions of the devil, but through our faith in God, we can steer away from the bad actions of the devil and focus on the good that God has planned for us.