4.

At the first opportunity, reveal

Jesus began, “My daughter, I want the temptation to the confessor.
to teach you about spiritual A good confession, a good confessor,
warfare” and a good penitent are a recipe for
victory over temptation and demonic
1. Never trust in yourself but oppression—without fail.
abandon yourself totally to My
will. 5. Put your self-love in the last
Trust is a spiritual weapon. Trust is place, so that it does not taint your
part of the shield of faith that St. Paul deeds.
mentions in chapter six of Ephesians: Self-love is natural but it should be
the armor of God. Abandonment to ordered, free of pride. Humility
God’s will is an act of trust; faith in defeats the devil that is perfect pride.
action dispels evil spirits. Satan tempts us to disordered self-
love to lead us into his pool of pride.
2. In desolation, darkness and
various doubts, have recourse to Me 6. Bear with yourself with great
and to your spiritual director. He will patience.
always answer you in my name. Patience is a secret weapon that helps
In times of spiritual warfare, us to keep our peace of soul even in the
immediately pray to Jesus. Invoke His great storms of life. Bearing with
Holy Name that is feared in the oneself is part of humility and trust.
netherworld. Bring darkness into the The devil tempts us to impatience, to
light by telling a spiritual director or turn against our selves so we become
confessor and follow his instruction. angry. See yourself from God’s view.
He is infinitely patient.
3. Do not bargain with any
temptation; lock yourself immediately 7. Do not neglect interior
in My Heart. mortifications.
In the Garden of Eden, Eve bargained Scripture teaches that some demons
with the devil and lost. We have can only be evicted by prayer and
recourse to the refuge of the Sacred fasting. Interior mortifications are
Heart. In running to Christ, we turn our weapons of warfare. They can be small
backs on the demonic. sacrifices offered with great love. The
power of sacrificial love evicts the
enemy.
 disobedience. Fidelity is a weapon for
8. Always justify to yourself the victory.
opinions of your superiors and of your
confessor. 12. If someone causes you trouble,
Christ is speaking to St. Faustina who think what good you can do for the
lives in a convent. But we all have person who caused you to suffer.
people in authority over us. The devil Being a vessel of divine mercy is a
aims to divide and conquer so humble weapon for good and for defeating evil.
obedience toauthentic authority is a The devil is about hatred, rage,
spiritual weapon. revenge, and unforgiveness. Others
have hurt us all at some time. What
9. Shun murmurs like a plague. good can we do in return? Returning a
The tongue is a powerful vessel that blessing breaks curses.
can do great harm. Murmuring,
gossiping, is never of God. The devil is 13. Do not pour out your feelings.
a liar who stirs up false accusations and A talkative soul will more easily be
gossip that can kill a person’s attacked by the devil. Pour out your
reputation. Shun murmurs! feelings to the Lord only. Remember,
the good and evil spirits hear what you
10. Let all act as they like; you are say aloud. Feelings are fleeting. Truth
to act, as I want you to. is the compass. Interior recollection is
To mind one’s own business is key in a spiritual armor.
spiritual warfare. The devil is a
busybody attempting to drag everyone 14. Be silent when you are rebuked.
down. Please God and let the opinions Most of us have been rebuked at some
of others go by the wayside. time. We have no control over that but
we can control our response. The need
11. Observe the rule as faithfully to be right all the time can lead into
as you can. demonic traps. God knows the truth.
Jesus is referring to the rule of a Let it go. Silence is a protection. The
Religious Order here. Most of us have devil can use self-righteousness to trip
made some vow before God and Church us up also.
and we should be faithful our
promises—i.e. Marriage vows and
baptismal vows. Satan tempts to
infidelity, lawlessness and
15. Do not ask everyone’s opinion, 18. When boredom and
but only the opinion of your discouragement beat against your
confessor; be as frank and simple as heart, run away from yourself and
a child with him. hide in My heart.
Simplicity of life can drive out demons. Jesus delivers the same message a
Honesty is a weapon to defeat Satan, second time. Now He refers to
the Liar. When we lie we put a foot in boredom. Earlier in the Diary he told
his camp and he will try to seduce us all St. Faustina that the devil most easily
the more. tempts idle souls. Beware of boredom,
a spirit of lethargy, or acedia—the
16. Do not become discouraged by noonday devil. Idle souls are easy prey
ingratitude. for demons. Be about the business of
No one likes to be taken for granted. God.
But when we are met with ingratitude
or insensitivity, the spirit of 19. Do not fear struggle; courage
discouragement can weigh us down. itself often intimidates temptations,
Resist all discouragement for it is and they dare not attack us.
never of God. It is one of the devil’s Fear is the second most common tactic
most effective temptations. Gratitude of the devil (pride is the first).
in all things wins the day. Courage intimidates the devil—he will
flee in the face of persevering courage
17. Do not examine with curiosity that stands on Jesus, the rock. All
the roads down which I lead you. people struggle, God is our provision.
The need to know, and curiosity about 20. Always fight with the deep
the future is a temptation that has led conviction that I am with you.
too many people into the backrooms of Jesus instructs a Sister in a convent to
psychics, witches, etc. Choose to walk “fight” with conviction. She can do so
in faith. Decide to trust in God who because Christ accompanies her.
leads you on the path to heaven. Resist Christians are called to fight with
the spirit of curiosity always. conviction against all demonic tactics.
The devil tries to terrorize souls,
demonic terrorism—resist! Invoke the
Holy Sprit throughout the day.
21. Do not be guided by feeling, 24. Know that you are on a great
because it is not always under your stage where all heaven and earth are
control; but all merit lies in the will. watching you.
All merit lies in the will because love is We are all on a great stage where
an act of the will. We are completely heaven and earth are watching. What
free in Christ. We must make a choice, message is our life giving? What
a decision for good or evil. What camp radiates from us—shades of light,
do we live in? darkness or grey? The way we live
attracts more light or more darkness.
22. Always depend upon your If the devil does not succeed in pulling
superiors, even in the smallest us into darkness, he tries to keep us in
things. the category of the lukewarm, which is
Christ is instructing a Religious here. not pleasing to God.
But, we all have the Lord as our
Superior. Dependence upon God is a 25. Fight like a knight, so I can
weapon of spiritual warfare because we reward you. Do not be unduly
cannot win on our own. Proclaiming fearful, because you are not alone.
Christ’s victory over evil is part of The Lord’s words to St. Faustina can
intentional discipleship. Christ came to become our mantra: Fight like a knight!
defeat death & evil. Proclaim Him! A knight for Christ knows well the
cause that he fights for, the nobility
23. I will not delude you with of his mission, the King who he serves,
prospects of peace and consolations; and with blessed assuredness of the
on the contrary, prepare for great victory, he fights to the end, even at
battles. the cost of his life. If a young,
St. Faustina suffered physically and uneducated, simple Polish nun, united
spiritually. She was prepared for great to Christ, can fight like a knight, every
battles by the grace of God who upheld Christian can do the same. Trust is
her. Christ clearly instructs us in victorious.
scripture to be prepared for great
battles, to put on God’s armor and
resist the devil. Be vigilant and
discerning always.