(quote from RealReality.org/Real_Faith_and_Reason_Vol_2_-_Scientia.pdf)

God drops a new product idea into the imagination of an entrepreneur. He releases a spark into the imagination of a scientist or engineer. Sometimes, these innovators acknowledge God and give Him the glory. At other times, they grab the glory for themselves.

In the same way, demons can drop ideas into the imaginations of entrepreneurs, scientists, or engineers. And the human mind can also dream up evil without the help of demons. The deceitful and desperately wicked human mind isn’t much different from the minds of demons. And every person chooses from the same alternatives. They can turn their imaginations over to God for His vision of hope and truth, or they can yield their imaginations to the wicked visions that come from demons or the fallen human mind. They can even allow other humans to drive their visions with either demonic or human deception.

A person who is yielding to the Holy Spirit can speak a vision from the Holy Spirit. God will give discernment to tell the difference between human, demonic, and divine vision if we sincerely desire the truth. If we love a lie, demons or human minds can deceive us. We can receive truth from the Holy Spirit as He gives us a vision through the mouth of one who is speaking by the Spirit of God. The results aren’t good if we follow visions from the wrong sources. However, the vision of God is full of life.

Sometimes, God may drop in a spark of an idea, and then demons may distort God’s light into something destructive. If we allow ourselves to drift, we drift away from God. On the other hand, if we seek Christ, we find Christ.

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