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<blockquote data-quote="OrthoSerb" data-source="post: 1613866" data-attributes="member: 24061">Here&#039;s a couple of quotes from St Joseph the Hesychast:You don&#039;t see how, with every prayer you utter, many demons fall and turn back.&nbsp; You only see how much you are wounded.&nbsp; Know that they, also, are being beaten, and flee.&nbsp; Each time we show patience they flee in leaps, and with each prayer they are seriously wounded.&nbsp; So, in the time of war, don&#039;t expect that while you are firing bullets and cannonballs that they&#039;ll retaliate with Turkish Delight and chocolates!When you want to learn the will of God, abandon your own will completely along with every other thought or plan and with much humility ask God in prayer for His understanding.&nbsp; And so, whatever you feel sketched or laid on your heart, do it and it will be according to God&#039;s will.&nbsp; Those who have even more presence and candor in seeking God&#039;s will hear within themselves more clearly the answer, become more careful in their lives, and don&#039;t do anything without divine guidance. </blockquote>

[QUOTE="OrthoSerb, post: 1613866, member: 24061"] Here's a couple of quotes from St Joseph the Hesychast: [I]You don't see how, with every prayer you utter, many demons fall and turn back. You only see how much you are wounded. Know that they, also, are being beaten, and flee. Each time we show patience they flee in leaps, and with each prayer they are seriously wounded. So, in the time of war, don't expect that while you are firing bullets and cannonballs that they'll retaliate with Turkish Delight and chocolates! When you want to learn the will of God, abandon your own will completely along with every other thought or plan and with much humility ask God in prayer for His understanding. And so, whatever you feel sketched or laid on your heart, do it and it will be according to God's will. Those who have even more presence and candor in seeking God's will hear within themselves more clearly the answer, become more careful in their lives, and don't do anything without divine guidance. [/I] [/QUOTE]

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