Can Satan Read Our Thoughts

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I have a question. Is Satan allowed to read our thought on any level during our day. Also, is he allowed to know when we pray to God. Hope I have put this thread in the right forum.
 
No, he’s not allowed to eavesdrop on our thoughts, unless we let him. He only sees what we see, and hears what we hear. He is, however, supernaturally powerful and intelligent like the rest of the angels, but not anywhere on the level as God.

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I’ve wondered about that, but I’m pretty sure the answer is no. So Scoob is right here.

However, just because he cannot read thoughts does not mean he is stupid, that’s an error people forget. Often times the more evil one is, the more intelligent. He knows your weaknesses, knows how you do things, etc, and takes advantage with temptations there.
 
Catholic_Dude said:
I’ve wondered about that, but I’m pretty sure the answer is no. So Scoob is right here.

However, just because he cannot read thoughts does not mean he is stupid, that’s an error people forget. Often times the more evil one is, the more intelligent. He knows your weaknesses, knows how you do things, etc, and takes advantage with temptations there.
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This is a great summary by Catholic Dude. Satan is much smarter than we are and his ability and skill goes beyond what we might imagine. While Satan cannot read our minds, he can still plant temptation in our imaginations. Likewise, he can read our subtle responses to the temptation and cleverly exploit these to our potential detriment. A book that gives some idea of how Satan might operate was written by C.S. Lewis called The Screw Tape Letters. Reading this book gives you some idea of Satan’s tools and the seriousness of his intentions.
 
Pax said:
This is a great summary by Catholic Dude. Satan is much smarter than we are and his ability and skill goes beyond what we might imagine. While Satan cannot read our minds, he can still plant temptation in our imaginations. Likewise, he can read our subtle responses to the temptation and cleverly exploit these to our potential detriment. A book that gives some idea of how Satan might operate was written by C.S. Lewis called The Screw Tape Letters. Reading this book gives you some idea of Satan’s tools and the seriousness of his intentions.
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Hi,

Thank you for your thoughtful insights. I will have to look at the Screw Tape Letters again. I think I did read this book about 30 years ago, probably at a time when I was young and foolish and didn’t really get the message. I didn’t think he was allowed to actually read our minds, but it never hurts to ask the more learned what they know. My sister was raised Catholic, but now she is more evangelical and does not attend the Church and basically said the same thing you did, but I wasn’t sure that was correct. Again, thanks for the information. One question answered and a zillion to go.
 
lakotak said:
I have a question. Is Satan allowed to read our thought on any level during our day. Also, is he allowed to know when we pray to God. Hope I have put this thread in the right forum.
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He may not be able to read our thoughts, but always remember that he knows your weaknesses even better than you do, and continually chips away at your armour to get at them. He’s sly and he’s a masterful liar.
 
No, the damned creature cannot read your thought but after studying humanity for so many years, we can be very predictable…invoke your guardian angel at all times
 
Can he act on our prayers? I usually pray out loud. I talk about my fears and weaknesses to God. Can evil spirits listen and then use them to bring us down. Almost like a batter saying out loud that he cant hit a slider, the pitcher will throw them!
 
PhilipEdmund said:
Can he act on our prayers? I usually pray out loud. I talk about my fears and weaknesses to God. Can evil spirits listen and then use them to bring us down. Almost like a batter saying out loud that he cant hit a slider, the pitcher will throw them!
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This is a interesting point. Maybe some here can give some insight that if our prayer are verbal and not sending our prayer to God in our thoughts can Satan hear this and use it to his advantage. I usually pray in my thoughts to God, but sometimes I do come before him verbally.
 
lakotak said:
This is a interesting point. Maybe some here can give some insight that if our prayer are verbal and not sending our prayer to God in our thoughts can Satan hear this and use it to his advantage. I usually pray in my thoughts to God, but sometimes I do come before him verbally.
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I also talk to my guardian angel in my mind. I assume he can hear me. Someone here said the angels can’t read our minds, but how else am I supposed to talk to my guardian angel? I’m certainly not going to do it out loud. 😃
 
I think I read that angels carry our prayers to God, and thus protect them. Very fascinating. We have a lot to learn. Maybe thats why Jesus said to ask for what you want already believing you got it, in other words, thanking God for already answering the prayer…like past tense. BUT we still present our wishes and weaknesses. I know I do, and I almost alwasy pray out loud.
 
PhilipEdmund said:
Can he act on our prayers? I usually pray out loud. I talk about my fears and weaknesses to God. Can evil spirits listen and then use them to bring us down. Almost like a batter saying out loud that he cant hit a slider, the pitcher will throw them!
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Whether or not you know, all prayers that come to God through the Liturgy. And since the Divine Liturgy is where God is, there Satan cannot be. Hence, as someone pointed out, prayer time must be somehow shielded the damned one, since our personal prayer is never separated from the Liturgy.
 
While this is speculative talk, I don’t think it really is an issue whether your prayers are audible or not, because Satan is looking to STOP any sort of progress in the first place. Even if your prayers are purely silent, a clear pattern of regular prayer can still be observed (as well as slight lifestyle changes), thus he will try to keep you from praying regularly. If you pray audibly or silently but have no intention of making the prayer regular or change in lifestyle, then Satan is surely not worried or threatened.
 
PhilipEdmund said:
Can he act on our prayers? I usually pray out loud. I talk about my fears and weaknesses to God. Can evil spirits listen and then use them to bring us down. Almost like a batter saying out loud that he cant hit a slider, the pitcher will throw them!
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No and Yes. No, they cannot act on your prayer, but they can distort your understanding of the response given to you from God.
 
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