When everything is going good, people have a tendency to sabotage themselves or a relationship. On a spiritual note, a person can appear to be a pillar of light but then self sabotage and give the old flesh it's way. It is the thief that comes to take away treasure distended for Heaven.
“The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly". John 10:10
Our old flesh is a slave to Death. That is to say Death is a spirit. When giving treats to our dog and cats, the dog will wait until we are not watching and then steal the treats from the cats. We know he is that way so I wait until the cats have finished. Our old flesh will wait until our new spirit is unguarded and take away our reward.
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 1 John 4:1
We not only need to stand guard from our old nature, but our friends' natures as well. We come in contact with spirits everyday. This may be through friends, the internet or advertising. Something small or innocent looking may be a thought that takes on a life of it's own. Much like RNA, it becomes one with your spiritual life.
Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Isaiah 5:20
Backwards thinking can sabotage your life. It's like a nation that is in a depression. Do they spend themselves out of the depression or do they work and save their way out of it? Spending something you don't have moves the economy but for every dollar forward is probably 2 dollars backwards. Working and saving works if you have the correct goals to work for. It requires the correct product at the correct place and time. Spiritually if a guy wants to dominate all women, that is calling evil good. Or saying helping out the divorced woman by removing her snow is evil, that's calling good evil. Only the husband is the head of the family. His wife is at his side figuratively. She even speaks to men for her husband on what they agreed on. Helping out a divorced woman is good. Yahusha said hto love your neighbor. It's not that he is there, it's what he does there that is good or evil. On a personal level our beliefs has a possibility to call something the wrong way, giving us unwanted rewards, sabotaging us and others.
Were you called while a slave? Do not be concerned about it; but if you can be made free, rather use it. 1 Corinthians 7:21
Our normal selves are slaves to Self Sabotage. We are not our own masters, we are slaves to Death and work until we meet up with death and the Spirit of Death. It's through Yahusha Hamashia that we are made Free. Being Free, we serve Yahuah Elohim as a Free people. We remain Free because we enter Yahuah's family. Living as your old self is Self Sabotage.
There is a way that seems right to a man,
But its end is the way of death. Proverbs 14:12.
Without GPS in an unknown location we can make a wrong turn and end up going in the opposite direction unknowingly. This is done Spiritually also. We could end up Sabotaging ourselves or the group of people we are in contact with. This is why we must use discernment in our own lives. Discernment is Spiritual GPS.
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7
It is our old flesh that has a Spirit of Fear. This fear can be just about anything you can imagine. Fearing Yahuah Elohim without power, love and a sound mind, we are insane, hateful and weak. If we fear Yahuah Elohim as a Servant of His, we are trusted with more of His power, our love will cast out all fear and our minds will have thoughts that brings to light that was dark for thousands of years. There is no other way but by the blood of Yahusha Hamashia called Jesus.