We are all going through a maturing process in order that each of us may also be a light unto the world. FATHER will continue to minister to us by HIS SPIRIT until HIS Presence is fully illuminated within us and then we will be without blemish.
Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT in Ephesians chapter 4:
13 till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;
14 that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting,
15 but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ—
16 from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.
Are we to sit around being silent when doctrines, trickery, craftiness, or deceitful plotting attempts to derail us? No, we are to speak the Truth in Love. We must walk in Love and we must know the Truth in order to handle those people who would try to toss us around like children in order to satisfy their own agendas. The Truth is what sets us free from such deceit and trickery. We must not allow ourselves to live in constant turmoil due to the acts and words of others. If we do not address those attempts to control us, we will become exhausted by our attempt to tread water while their agenda continues to negatively impact our growth.
It is our responsibility to identify those who would try to stunt our growth, for we are individually accountable to FATHER for our actions or lack thereof. These challenges will come as we go through the maturing process thus we must prepare ourselves for such events where others will try to control and manipulate us. Otherwise, we will continue to be in bondage to their agenda. Paul continues by THE SPIRIT and describes those who would confront us:
17 So this I say, and solemnly affirm together with the Lord [as in His presence], that you must no longer live as the [unbelieving] Gentiles live, in the futility of their minds [and in the foolishness and emptiness of their souls],
18 for their [moral] understanding is darkened and their reasoning is clouded; [they are] alienated and self-banished from the life of God [with no share in it; this is] because of the [willful] ignorance and spiritual blindness that is [deep-seated] within them, because of the hardness and insensitivity of their heart.
19 And they, [the ungodly in their spiritual apathy], having become callous and unfeeling, have given themselves over [as prey] to unbridled sensuality, eagerly craving the practice of every kind of impurity [that their desires may demand]. AMPL
Unbelievers live according to the futility of their minds and in the foolishness and emptiness of their souls. They are desperate to rise up to a “counterfeit” god-like existence, separate from the true and living LORD GOD ALMIGHTY but are unable to fulfill that void. We must not succumb to their attempts to subjugate us to their futility. Our silence will not set them free, only the Truth spoken in Love will pierce their souls.