When you mentioned the protection provided by “He who is in us,” and the shield about us, my first thought was to the Armor of God and specifically the Helmet of Salvation. Our heads, our minds are protected through salvation. Also there is a renewing of our minds…that which influenced us when unsaved should cease to do so and the Holy Spirit will be our influence from then on and He always brings honor and attention to the Son.

The devotion today, 9/9, in Oswald Chambers, “My Utmost for His Highest” addresses putting our human, undisciplined impulses aside. So many well meaning Christians act out of impulse believing they are doing God’s will instead of checking first with God and seeing if it really is. Kind of like impulse buying can lead to financial hardships which does not testify to God, but our own fleshly desires. Leaves the Christian faith open to ridicule and association with those who “hear voices” and act out impulsively, whether they claim to be Christian or not.

We need to show ourselves as separated from the kind of activity that leads others to question God and His grace.

Surely this is satanic. Mental illness does not make you satanic. People choose to go over to the dark and evil side, its a conscious decision whereas mental illness is not.

Be careful how people are branded. Like Derek and Sharon said, ‘being religious is not the same as being satanic’.