{"id":611,"date":"2016-02-22T23:00:42","date_gmt":"2016-02-23T04:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/praymoreretreat.org\/?page_id=611"},"modified":"2022-02-24T08:29:29","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T13:29:29","slug":"overcoming-the-lies-of-the-devil","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/praymoreretreat.org\/overcoming-the-lies-of-the-devil\/","title":{"rendered":"Overcoming the Lies of the devil &#8211; Lent 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div align=\"center\" class=\"youtube-responsive-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/el1isxTAkWQ?rel=0&amp;modestbranding=1\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"564\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Fr. Anthony talks about the devil\u2019s tactics and how he is always present and ready to confuse us. Fr. Anthony gives us steps we can take to be aware when the devil tries to enter in our lives, and also shares a method of praying called the \u201cSozo\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for watching and participating in this retreat!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Not Registered, yet? Don\u2019t miss the rest of the talks! Register for the Pray More Retreat!&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/praymoreretreat.org\/2016-lent-retreat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Click Here to Register!<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Downloads<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Audio MP3<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/praymoreretreat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Father%20Anthony%20-%20Overcoming%20the%20Lies%20of%20the%20Devil.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click&nbsp;here&nbsp;to download audio file.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Printable Study Guide PDF<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/praymoreretreat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Overcoming-the-Lies-of-the-Devil-Study-Guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to download the printable study guide.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Printable Transcript PDF<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/praymoreretreat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Overcoming-the-lies-of-the-devil-transcript.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to download the transcript of the video presentation.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Reflective Study Guide Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\u201cThe Prince of this world, Satan, doesn\u2019t want our holiness, he doesn\u2019t want us to follow Christ. Maybe some of you might say: \u2018But Father, how old fashioned you are to speak about the devil in the 21st century!\u2019 But look out because the devil is present! The devil is here\u2026 even in the 21st century! And we mustn\u2019t be na\u00efve, right? We must learn from the Gospel how to fight against Satan.\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Two of the temptations that Jesus experienced in the desert were the temptations of power and honor. How are you tempted to both in your life? And how can you pray about these temptations, surrendering them over to God, asking for Jesus Christ\u2019s help to overcome them?<br><br><\/li><li>The devil wants you to dwell on regrets of the past or to dwell on fears of the future. Can you think of times when regrets and\/or fears of either overwhelmed you? In those moments, now, what can you do to remain present in the moment where God is?<br><br><\/li><li>Jesus makes all things new. Try to remember this the next time your day gets off to a wrong start, or whenever you begin to feel bogged down by your temptations or sins. No matter what time during the day, God makes all things new and can give you a brand new beginning.<br><br><\/li><li>What lies are you holding onto that may be lies of the devil? How do they contradict the truth and love of God? These could be lies about who you are, what God thinks of you, and even lies about who God is.<br><br><\/li><li>Once you identify the lies you\u2019re holding onto, and remember the Truth as it exists, you\u2019re now called to embrace the Truth. What can you do to not go back to holding onto those lies of the devil?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">More Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.philipkosloski.com\/3-ways-to-distinguish-between-gods-voice-and-satans-voice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>&#8220;Three Ways to Distinguish Between God&#8217;s Voice And Satan&#8217;s Voice&#8221; (Philip Kosloski)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/catholicexchange.com\/hear-god-speaking-to-you\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Hear God Speaking to You&#8221; (Fr. Killian J. Healy, <em>Catholic Exchange<\/em>)&nbsp;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholic.com\/magazine\/online-edition\/conversations-with-god\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Conversations with God&#8221; (Michelle Arnold, <em>Catholic Answers<\/em>)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Text: Overcoming the Lies of the devil<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Good morning, well I suppose you are the faithful remnant. Snow is pretty think out there and I think a lot of people were worried that they might slip. If your health is at risk in the parking lot you are always welcome to come to the mass in the vigil on Saturday or just stay at home because while it\u2019s a very serious obligation we have to worship the Lord and receive His grace, at the same time He knows that He wants us to be safe and protected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fascination on Law Enforcement <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>One thing that I know you know about me is that ever since I was a little boy I was fascinated by law enforcement. I still am to this very day! And one thing that you don\u2019t know about me, I\u2019m guessing, is that I have an equal fascination with the history and the activity of the drug cartel. What? You don\u2019t have the same interests as me? You guys collect John Deere hats and those weird statues. So I study the drug cartel!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyway, it fascinates me. Absolutely fascinates me! So, recently I watched a documentary on the cartel in Mexico in a region called Michoac\u00e1n which is the same location where most of the people in my town in the west suburbs are from. And then I watched some Hollywood action film about the cartel. And if you watch these films, this documentary and this film, and you don\u2019t have faith or you have very little faith I imagine that it\u2019s probably pretty easy to step back and think, &#8220;You know, nothing is going to change. You chop off the head and another one grows back. It\u2019s always going to be this way and all this misery that takes place in this world.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jorge Valdez<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>But a person of faith who looks even more closely at the situation would see that Jesus is victorious and His power is greater than the darkest things in this world including this organized crime. So, for instance, I remember studying a number of years ago this person named Jorge Valdez who was from the U.S. (well he was an immigrant to the U.S.) and he eventually became the U.S. head of operations for the Medell\u00edn Columbian Cartel. And if you don\u2019t know anything about the history of cartels this is one of the most highly organized vicious and financially lucrative cartels in the world, they were out of Columbia. So he was, I don\u2019t know what he would be, he was the CEO of whatever in the U.S. of the cartel. And I think from the Medell\u00edn Cartel about 80% of the cocaine came to our country from that cartel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, this guy was living a great life. He was rubbing elbows with dignitaries and presidents and eventually it caught up with him. On a number of occasions, I believe he was tortured and imprisoned. When he was in prison on one occasion he met somebody. He met Jesus and it absolutely changed his life. He had this big conversion and he wanted to turn his whole life over to Christ. And so he wanted to learn more about the Lord and he worked on his Ph.D. for his theological degree through Wheaton College. You probably know of Wheaton College. It\u2019s up in the suburbs. He eventually is released. He finishes his degree I believe and he becomes an adjunct professor at Wheaton College. He was the head of U.S. operations of the Medell\u00edn Cartel! Amazing! And now he\u2019s a professor of theology at Wheaton College.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Victory over Satan<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, as I remember the story he converts to Catholicism and you can\u2019t have a Catholic on your theological staff at an evangelical college so he goes on to a different ministry and he worked with at-risk youth on the street. Kids who were likely going into gang activity. Amazing! God\u2019s power is greater than the darkest things in this world. He makes all things new and I think what we see in today\u2019s Gospel passage is His victory over Satan. I want to talk about that victory. I want to talk about some of the tactics and the methods that the devil uses. And then finally, some of the ways we can thwart him. You know, think ahead and get away from his traps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Self Emptying Love<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Lord is victorious. Absolutely victorious over the power of Satan and we see Him going into the realm of Satan. So the desert itself; the desert was a symbol of lawlessness, of wildness, of sin, of darkness. He goes there moved by the Spirit of God to fast for 40 days and 40 nights. When He\u2019s at the end of his fasting the Devil tempts him in three specific ways. He asks him, he says, &#8220;Look just turn this stone into bread.\u201d and Jesus says, &#8220;No I won\u2019t do it\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now there\u2019s nothing wrong in and of itself to turn a stone into bread. Because he [Jesus] multiplies loaves and fish and whatnot. But his mission was to reveal the love of the Father. And the love of the Father is a self-emptying love. It\u2019s not about taking. It\u2019s about emptying one\u2019s heart and one\u2019s self for the sake of the other. And so he wanted to follow the way of God the Father and not of the Devil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Power<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The second temptation is that of power. So, in an instant he [Satan] shows him all of the kingdoms of the world and he says, \u201cIf you worship me then you can have all this power. They will bow to you\u201d. [Jesus says], \u201cNo, I will not do it\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The last one is he takes him to the top of the temple. The holiest place in the world! All these faithful people coming in to sacrifice to the true God. He [the Devil] says, \u201cAs you stand here, just let yourself fall down. If angels catch you everyone will applaud your name and give you honor\u201d. He [Jesus] says, \u201cNo you shall not put the Lord your God to the test\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You Are The Christ<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Jesus is victorious over the temptations of the Devil. And he brings the fight. I think that\u2019s the key part. He goes into the desert. You\u2019ll remember later on in the ministry of our Lord. That he asks his apostles, \u201cWho do people say that I am?\u201d Well some people say this, some people say that. \u201cWho do you say that I am?\u201dAnd Simon, son of Jonah, says, \u201cYou are the Christ\u201d. Jesus was amazed this was a movement of the Spirit and he says to him, \u201c<strong><em>You are Peter, not Simon, and upon this rock I will build my church and the gates of the netherworld will not prevail against it\u201d.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, you have to imagine, here\u2019s the kingdom of darkness. Here\u2019s the kingdom of Satan and it\u2019s surrounded by gates and walls. And they will not prevail as Jesus brings the fight and smashes them down. That\u2019s the idea. He brings the fight. Jesus is victorious. Now, of course, we realize that it\u2019s His victory not our victory but it can be part of our victory. We can enter into it. We gotta get into the car with Jesus. And that battle takes place within the realm or the battlefield of our mind and our heart because the devil has the opportunity to whisper thoughts into our minds. So, God wants to go into battle with the power of the spirit in our mind and in our heart so that from there we make the decisions of our lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Devil&#8217;s Tactic<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>One thing that the Devil does and here\u2019s his tactic. He likes to make us think that there\u2019s only two options. Either you choose this counterfeit option; a narrow-sighted thing that looks good from the outside. Or you get nothing. Either you turn the stone into bread or you starve. Either you bow down before me or people will just stomp on you. Either you do this or you will get nothing. Either you lie, cheat, and steal or you get nothing. Either you do this counterfeit thing and you won\u2019t be able to have children, you won\u2019t be able to have a future, you won\u2019t keep your job. And the list goes on. So, he [Satan] presents what appears to be only two options. And he wants you to make a decision. Either it\u2019s getting a little or it\u2019s getting nothing at all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Third Option<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, Jesus taps us on the shoulder. Tap, tap tap. And he says, \u201cWell, there\u2019s a third option. I\u2019m the third option. And what I promise you is if you follow my ways, if you live by my words and my commands I will promise you freedom that you never thought possible\u201d. You may have things unfold in your life that you didn\u2019t expect as a child. But despite that, if you follow my ways when you get to the end of your life, you&#8217;ll look back and you\u2019ll say, \u201cIt was completely worth it. It was completely worth it\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now it requires sometimes for us to not always understand His ways and we might be a little confused but we hear His prompting and we go forward. This is what the third option is. So, the Devil likes to make us think that there are only two possible options: this or nothing. God taps us on the shoulder, He says, \u201cNo, there\u2019s a third option; infinite love, my ways\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Confusing and Distracting You<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>So, in his kind of toolbox, the Devil has he makes you think that there are only two choices. But he also wants to make you not look at the third option in general. So, he will confuse you and he will distract you and find ways to do that. Here\u2019s a personal example: this week I\u2019ve been pretty busy and exhausted and when I get exhausted my mind is not as clear at keeping track of all of the details of daily life. So, if you send me an email I\u2019ll try to read all of it but I will only take in about 85%. So, I might miss an important detail or I might forget to return phone calls or whatever it is. because I\u2019m exhausted. My mind is tired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, the other day someone asked me to visit their loved one in the hospital and we had this correspondence going and it was for a specific date but I missed that. It was like three days ago they emailed me. Well, Friday night I get an email saying, \u201cSo, we\u2019ll see you at 8:30\u201d. So I\u2019m thinking, that means Saturday morning. So, Saturday is a pretty busy day for a priest. I drive all the way up to the hospital. I\u2019m looking around. I\u2019m there early and then I become late because I can\u2019t find the person and the family. Then I&#8217;m thinking, wait a second. So, I start reading back old emails. Oh! It\u2019s on a different day! I\u2019m kicking myself. I\u2019m like, &#8220;Oh what a waste of time!\u201d It\u2019s not their fault. It\u2019s not necessarily my fault. Although, I feel pretty stupid. So, I\u2019m driving back. And then, the battle\u2019s in the thought-realm. I\u2019m thinking to myself, thoughts are formulating, \u201cWhat a waste of time. You dummy. You could have been doing other things; important things.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, what the Devil wants you to do is not focus on the third option. He wants you to dwell on regrets of the past or dwell on fears of the future. You know what that\u2019s like. Regrets of the past might be: oh you wasted money, the power went out and all the meat in your freezer went bad. You know, all that\u2019s gone. Whatever it is and you just dwell on it, dwell on it. And as we dwell on the future, the bad things of the future or the things of our past then we\u2019re not dialed in to hear the things of the present. Where God speaks words of inspiration, encouragement, love. Or we\u2019re not able to offer that to God a blessing and thanksgiving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, as these things were formulating in my head, thinking, \u201cWhat a waste of time\u201d. Jesus taps me on the shoulder and says, \u201cHey! Third option. I make all things new. You\u2019re going to have a blessed day. I\u2019m the one that created time so if you\u2019re worried about not getting all of your stuff done, don\u2019t worry. You\u2019ll get your stuff done\u201d. And I got my stuff done and it was filled with blessings and joys! I think this is what happens in our daily life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sozo<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, how do we then thwart the Devil? If that\u2019s his tactics? There\u2019s this ministry that\u2019s out there in Protestant churches. It\u2019s called Sozo ministry. It\u2019s a healing ministry helping people who have wounds in their hearts, which we all do to some degree. To allow the Lord in, heal those wounds, so that we can have freedom. The freedom to love God even more. So the Sozo ministry meaning, I think in Greek, \u201chealing\u201d consists of a model where if you\u2019re a man you go into a room with three other men. And one guy is in charge of just praying for you. That\u2019s it. He sits in the corner and he prays for you; that you get blessings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The other guy in the room, he\u2019ll have a piece of paper and he\u2019ll write down anything you say. So that at the two hours of praying together he gives it to you and then you can remember what God said. And then the third person, he facilitates the prayer so that you can <a href=\"https:\/\/praymoreretreat.org\/how-to-hear-the-voice-of-god\/\">hear the voice of God<\/a>. So, they start praying for you. The Holy Spirit will come. And the first step, the first stage, is they ask the Holy Spirit, God the Father to help you identify lies that you\u2019re holding onto. Lies about yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m not worthy\u201d, \u201cI\u2019m useless\u201d, \u201cI\u2019ve got bad faith\u201d, \u201cI\u2019m dumb\u201d, whatever it is. Maybe it\u2019s lies about relationships, \u201cYou\u2019re never going to love me\u201d, \u201cGod doesn\u2019t love me, He doesn\u2019t care about me\u201d. Or maybe it\u2019s lies about who God is. So, they ask the Holy Spirit to come, God reveals the lies that you\u2019re holding onto. The next step is they ask you to ask God to tell you the truth of who you are. The truth of, as He sees it, how much He loves you and who He is and what His promises are. And then once He starts talking to you, you hear that truth. The last stage is they say, \u201cAre you ready to shut the door on the lies and then embrace the truth of who you are and set the course of your life based on that truth?\u201d. And then they lead you through prayers to do that. Very simple stuff. Identify the lie through Jesus. Identify the truth and then shut the door on the lie. Embrace the truth and then go forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well that model is a model used in clinical psychology. Although maybe not in a spiritual way. It\u2019s a model I use in the confessional if people are interested. And when I do healing prayer and it works! They bear great fruits. And this is what we can do as a model throughout our day. We\u2019re going about our day and we can tell something\u2019s not right. We\u2019re thinking in a way that seems just off. It\u2019s a way of thinking that seems that God\u2019s surprises are not possible. That He can\u2019t turn the impossible into the possible. That He doesn\u2019t make all things new. That He doesn\u2019t bring life and life to the full. We may not realize it but we start having these thoughts kind of filter into our mind. And then we stop and say, <em>\u201cHoly Spirit, help me to identify the lie that my mind is going towards. Help me to understand the truth about the situation, about myself, about You. And help me to shut the door on the lie and embrace the truth\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Very simple. One thing is for certain. Jesus brings the fight. He is victorious! And we can have that same victory in the battleground of our mind and our hearts so that we can be truly free. Free in His <a href=\"https:\/\/praymoreretreat.org\/sharing-gods-graces-christian-friendship\/\">grace<\/a> to know Him, to love Him, to serve Him and share that love with others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">About Father Anthony Co<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:23% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/praymoreretreat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/tonyheadshot-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"tonyheadshot\" class=\"wp-image-65 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/praymoreretreat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/tonyheadshot-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/praymoreretreat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/tonyheadshot.jpeg 556w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/praymoreretreat.org\/speaker-fr-anthony-co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Father Anthony Co<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;grew up in the western suburbs of Chicago. While completing his studies of philosophy and Eastern religions at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, Fr. Anthony received his calling to the priesthood. Immediately after graduating from U of I, Fr. Anthony entered Mt. St. Mary\u2019s Seminary and for the next five years he prepared for Holy Orders for the Diocese of Peoria, IL. He was ordained to the priesthood at St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception in 2005 and offered his Mass of Thanksgiving on the Solemnity of Corpus Christi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Father Anthony has served throughout the Diocese of Peoria, ministering to college students and various parishes. 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