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I once saw a man walking down the walkway talking to himself with great empathy. Poor fellow, he just flipped over the edge. Then he turned around and I noticed he was wearing a Bluetooth earpiece presumably linked to his mobile phone.

Everyone hears voices... even if you don't call it that. You are in constant dialogue with the voice of your conscience. Otherwise you wouldn't be able to do any reasoning.

When you are spiritually attuned you will learn to recognize 3 voices. The voice of God ( the Holy Spirit), your own conscience and the voice of the devil - demons who seek to plant in your mind thoughts not your own.

With a bit a practice you can easily recognize them because of their bias. The Holy Spirit may convict you of something that needs attention especially in terms of your relationships with other people but by and large he will indicate things that are uplifting or revelatory. God does rarely speak to us audibly or even in full sentences. He is the Creator and likes to paint on the screen of your imagination pictures, concepts or keywords that you could not conceive on your own.

Your own thoughts are - well, just that, as it may. Your mind monitors the dashboard of all your bodily functions and you need to do what you have to do. You can raise the stakes by pondering about an event, guessing the outcome of the next situation you are about to walk into, etc...

The voice of the enemy - once you've trained yourself to recognize it - is utterly predictable. The devil has no imagination or creativity of his own. He comes to kill, steal and destroy while Jesus came that we might have life and have it to the full. Demons are experts at masquerading ideas as if they were your own. The moment you agree with those thoughts you are empowering the enemy to wreck havoc in your world.

The words that come out of your mouth have a lot of weight - either for good or for evil. Proclaim targeted scriptures over your situation and you will bring about a ray of sunshine to break through the oppressive darkness seeking to smother you. Likewise fall in the trap of taking ownership of thoughts not your own and you get caught in a vicious circle of bitterness, envy and unforgiveness.

Whenever something discredits the goodness of God you should immediately recognise where that's coming from. God does not always explain to us what is going on. He wants us to exercise faith and approach Him with praise and thanksgiving - particularly in the midst of adversity.

So next time there is turmoil in your head, or next time you feel worn-out and over-powered remember that there is peace in the secret place. The devil wants your destruction but he is not such a fool to chase you where you dwell in the presence of God. Slapping on a worship CD might be all that it takes to take the gloom away...

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