Two friends were walking on the beach one sunny morning having a discussion about their jobs. One friend, being a firefighter, was relaying his stories of the latest life-saving and dramatic rescues of the prior week. He explained that he was never afraid because he always kept an amulet in his pocket. “I am never without it and it protects me and keeps me safe”, he told his friend.

The friend knew that the firefighter didn’t need the amulet and told him so. Although surprised, he trusted his friend of many years and threw the amulet far into the ocean. At that moment, the water became crystal clear and they could see the amulet slowly sinking towards the ocean floor. There were creatures that began swimming towards it; one looked like an eel but had the face of a dog. Another was a fish with a twisted body but had feet and not fins. Another marine creature had severely distorted features. As the amulet continued to fall, more and more indistinguishable, twisted, evil-looking creatures were drawn to it.

The amulet hinders cooperation with Spirit God because it place faith in the amulet; it dilutes faith and can also attract unwanted and false spirits. Read more about faith and the Spiritual Journey here.