By Rick Joyner
Pt. I. Discerning the non secular spirit -- pt. II. mask of the non secular spirit -- pt. III. precis ; Scoring at the attempt ; Ten issues we will do to get loose from the non secular spirit easy, ordinary, biblical knowledge for overcoming essentially the most harmful evil strongholds afflicting Christians this present day
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The religious spirit does operate like the leaven in bread. It does not add substance or nutritional value to the bread, it only inflates it. Such is the byproduct of the religious spirit. It does not add to the life and power of the church, but merely feeds the very pride of man which caused the first fall, and almost every fall since. Satan seems to understand even better than the church that "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble" (James 4:6 NKJV). He knows very well that God will not inhabit any work that is inflated with pride, and that God Himself will even resist such a work.
The truth is, it may be God's will for us to be praying that much, but how we get there is crucial. The grace of God may first call us to pray just ten minutes a day. Then, as we become so blessed by His presence, we will want to spend more and more time with Him until we will not want to quit after ten minutes, then an hour, then two. When we eventually are praying two hours a day, it will be because of our love for prayer and the presence of the Lord, not out of fear or pride. A person with a religious spirit based on idealism will usually seek the perfect church, and will refuse to be a part of anything less.
Will take pride in their spiritual maturity and discipline, especially as compared to others. True spiritual maturity involves growing up into Christ. When we begin to compare ourselves to others, it is obvious that we have lost sight of the true goal—Jesus. 11. Will believe that they are on the "cutting edge" of what God is doing. This includes thinking that we are involved in the most important thing that God is doing. 12. Will have a mechanical prayer life. When we start feeling relief when our prayer time is over or we have prayed through our prayer list, we should consider our condition.