The smallest thing we allow in our lives that is not under the control of the Holy Spirit is quite sufficient to account for spiritual mud, and all the thinking we like to spend on it will never make it clear. Spiritual mud is only made plain by obedience. Immediately when we obey, we discern. This is humiliating, because when we are confused we know the reason is in the temperament of our mind or attitude. But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent becomes the power of perceiving God's will and the whole life is kept in simple.
Simplicity is the secret of seeing things clearly.
May God bless you. First, we need to know that God is sovereign. All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. This means that Satan can do nothing without God's permission. It is often because of our choices.