TOO MUCH OR TOO LITTLE

Dear One,
Your enemy, the devil, always works in extrenes
Regarding religious laws, he takes them to the extreme, adds more laws through men and therefore adds more condemnation, more guilt, more judgment. More is not better.
Regarding excess of money, he tempts men with more and more money until the spirit of greed gets in, and then no amount of money satisfies.
Regarding sex, he tempts with more sex, an excess of sex, until it becomes perverted and becomes obsessive, abusive and deadly.
Regarding food, he works in the extreme of too much food, and the spirit of gluttony enters into the person, which eventually controls the person. Often he tempts with restricting food to the extreme and a spirit of anorexia enters in.
Regarding responsibility, he tempts people to work excessively and it makes some people workaholics who neglect their families. Often he works in the lack of responsibility, the fear of responsibility, with no work habits, and the spirit of sloth enters in.
Regarding physical exercise, he works in excess, temping people to become exercise addicts where exercise replaces family, relaxation and enjoyment. Often he works in lack of exercise, tempting the person to abuse his health by physical inactivity.
Regarding talking, he works in excess to cause some people to talk incessantly with no desire to listen to others. The talkers become addicted to their own voices and become offensive. Often he tempts in the other extreme, excess of shyness where a person will not talk at all, even when it is required to further family relationships or business relationships.
Regarding alcohol and drugs, he tempts people to be excessive in drug use or alcohol use until they become abusive to their own bodies, abusive to their families, and abusive in their jobs.
As you can see, there can be too much of a good thing or not enough of a good thing. Where there is excess either way, it has been tempted by the devil so as to ruin the person and his family. That's what your enemy wants to do, ruin the lives of My children.
My Holy Spirit can show you how to be temperate and moderate in all things. His ways are the best ways to success.
Love, God
Galatians 5: 16-26; James 1:12-15; John 10:10; book of Proverbs
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