“Many times the struggler no matter how much forcefulness uses is unable to get the upper hand in the battle against the principalities and powers of darkness. However when he runs with humility to confess to the Elder in detail that he weakens all the might of the ancient evil one. A struggler confessed to me that he heard the devil proposed to him, “Not confession, not to the Elder.” At the same time the devil created a situation of embarrassment. He would say, “You will go and sad in the Elder again with your negligence and bad thoughts.” And the brother firmly and persistently said, “Yes you cunning one. I will go and I will say everything so that I can start again.” Then the brother clearly heard the ancient evil one yell as he was leaving.…”
Abbot Haralambos
~Abbot Haralambos Dionysiatis