Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good
life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.
James 3:13-16
For those who think like demons, or who have experienced interacting with a demonic mind:
Focus on what it FEELS like to think demonicly.
Think of a time when you've argued fiercely, and felt like defending your OPINION was a matter of life or death. A matter of your truest identity being on the line. It wasn't so much that you felt so strongly about the TRUTH of a personal conviction behind a personal opinion. But it was your RIGHT to have ANY AND EVERY opinion, true or false, right or wrong. Think of how you felt AFTER the hellishly heated argument. Didn't you wonder why you were so cruel in your tone of condescension and opposition? Why did that smirk come across your face? You know...the one you DENIED when the person you were hurting pointed it out. Yes, the one you were hurting...the one you found yourself to ENJOY hurting? You watched the pain on his face as you made a point about his past that you KNEW would devastate. Did that cruel point prove the truth of your strong opinion? When she winced at the venom in your tone of voice, did you enjoy the poison flowing through her ears?
Focus on what it FEELS like to experience demonic thoughts expressed to you.
Think of listening to someone who speaks like demons speak. You probably felt one of three ways:
1. If you were sincerely seeking truth, you may have felt a mind numbing paralysis of focus. You struggled to remember WHAT THE ARGUMENT WAS EVEN ABOUT! This was partly because the person constantly strayed from the topic just as you were about to drive home a key truth. But it was mainly because the harshness and hatred in tone left you so stunned that you felt you couldn't think clearly.
2. You felt such intense rage that it almost felt like you could become physically violent. You wanted to scream, push, or whatever it took to simply release the fury felt after being insulted and condescended. Yet as you felt this, the person would suddenly become as calm as still water. She would then urge YOU to calm down.
3. You just wanted this conversation to END! Not only that. You NEVER wanted to experience conversation again with this person again. You simply CONCEDED to whatever opinion this person so strongly held. Not because she was right. Not because what he said was undeniably true. But because you felt intimidated. Punished. Tormented. It really didn't seem worth all of the pain the conversation caused. But this is often the goal of demons: TO SILENCE TRUTH. They do this through intimidation. They make you regret you even MET the one you are arguing with!
So, whether you think like demons think, or have been on the receiving end of demonic thought, one thing is certain: it is in the realm of EMOTION and SPIRIT that demonic psychology makes an impact. In fact, it is an ASSAULT on the spirit through emotion. How do we keep from thinking like demons think, or allowing demonic thoughts to assault us in this way......? (Click part 3 for the answers!)
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