loyalty
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Preserving Our Connection Through the Ages Knower of God’s gifts and most beloved, behold the eternal watchtower, the fortress where the consummate soldier in Christ stands sentinel against sin and despair’s forces: the Logos domain representing constant prayer and ceaseless self-correction. The structure of virtues is a cyclical shape, in which they virtues reinforce one…
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Balancing Pride and Humility Fight against pride’s perils, the armour padding of Temperance brings full value to Magnanimity and Honour. Like Conservation and Excellence, Temperance in the Propriety moment enables the work of the virtues in Awareness and Morality moments. In the case of Temperance, it enables comfort in the armoured boots of Magnanimity, and…
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Devotion to the Divine Bond Ah, dearly beloved! Shift your focus to where we stow our blade cleaving division in Loyalty, the sheath to the sword of Willpower. This is an emotional bond and divine covenant, a truth-forged alliance tempered by ethical commitment’s steel. In Eros’s domain, where relationships and Logos dynamics entwine, higher Loyalty…
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Courage Facing Adversity The heart of Perseverance and Analysis is in Courage and Willpower, the indomitable spirit of the soldier of Christ. Within Resurrexit Spiritus’s expansive comprehension of human spiritual existence, Courage is our shield against the hatred, metal honed to withstand the many foul blades of lies and against the sins of Cowardice and…
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Willpower as Spiritual Weapon Dear seeker after truth in God’s love, as we advance in our exploration of spiritual warfare, we are skipping forward all the way to the end now to encounter a weapon of unmatched potency: Willpower. This is not the typical definition of willpower however. What is it then? This is not…
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Truth & Temptation Dear seeker after the gifts of God, this field of spiritual warfare requires discernment. This is not an intellectual exercise but a discipline piercing the soul, separating truth from deception. How can we be expected to perform on this spiritual battlefield if we cannot discern our spiritual enemies from our allies? The…
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On Precipice of Patience Excellence is a destination that some reach though the majority who do fail to succeed in it further, not because they lack ability, but because they lack the basic honesty to be patient with the self, or others for that matter. Aiming between discipline and patience for the self is a…
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Bridge to Gratitude for Grace On this blog I have discussed the importance of Magnanimity at length. It is the first of the structural virtues and it truly cannot be overestimated as all other virtues depend completely upon it. “Magna” means great and “anima” means spirit, together it produces grace and forgiveness, the greatest GRACE…
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Forgiveness and Care Dear beloved of God, you might be wondering, what of those who are beyond even their own power? Most could use forgiveness and care more than anything else. This is a profound statement that speaks to the deepest spiritual need: to be needed and loved. God loves you and needs you to…
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Paradox of Ignorance and Influence The fool in power is like a ship’s captain adrift in a storm. He may command the helm, but the currents of fate will carry him where they will. His apparent influence is real, yet his agency is illusory; he is a puppet, a figurehead whose decisions are shaped not…