Are You Surrounded by Real Souls or Programmed Beings?
On a personal note, when I first began to awaken, I started to look back on my entire life—friends from high school, old coworkers, even family members—and I began asking myself a hard but necessary question: Were they real, or were they programmed? I made a list, person by person, reflecting on their attributes and behaviors. I remembered the ones who loved to gossip, the ones who never seemed to grow or change even after many years, the ones with whom it was always hard to have deep, meaningful conversations. I realized that many of the people closest to me had served as distractions, emotional drains, or subtle discouragers at pivotal points in my life. This exercise was painful but freeing—it taught me to test the spirit, not the image, and to value quality of connection over history or sentimentality.
It’s very easy for us to think of rude strangers, difficult co-workers, and harsh bosses as NPCs (non-player characters)—and often, they are. Their mechanical behaviors, programmed responses, and lack of true empathy make them easy to spot after you begin to awaken.
But what isn’t so easy to accept—yet is absolutely necessary—is the possibility that some of our own family members and friends may also be NPCs or operating under heavy programming.
This realization can be painful. These are the individuals who have the most access to us, who can impact our lives the most deeply, and who the enemy can use to sow the most doubt, confusion, or sabotage.
As soon as you begin to awaken, you must start vetting the people around you. It’s not optional. Keep your friends close—but keep your enemies closer. This doesn't mean that every NPC or programmed person near you is actively your enemy yet, but you must understand that they can become tools of the matrix at any moment once your awakening becomes detected.
When your spiritual radar activates, TRUST NO ONE blindly. Test their character. Test their spirit. Watch behavior, not just words. Pay attention.
There are also individuals who technically have souls but are living like NPCs because they are deeply asleep. These people are highly suggestible and easily manipulated—and that makes them dangerous liabilities to have too close to your inner circle.
How to Test the Spirit Around You:
Notice how they respond to your growth. True allies celebrate your wins and your light. Programmed ones feel triggered by it.
Pay attention to subtle patterns of belittling. Do they constantly downplay your ideas, mock your intuition, or make you feel "crazy" for trusting your gut?
Watch for chronic discomfort. If someone regularly leaves you feeling drained, uneasy, doubting yourself, or emotionally minimized, it's not random—it’s revealing.
Observe who tries to dim your light. Be wary of those who criticize your passions, ridicule your dreams, or subtly encourage you to shrink.
Test reactions to spiritual conversations. Souls who are aligned with growth will feel energized by higher conversations. Programmed beings will react with mockery, silence, discomfort, or disdain.
Evaluate loyalty in adversity. True souls stay solid when attacks come. Programmed ones shift, betray, gossip, or disappear.
Scripture reminds us in 1 John 4:1, "Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God."
Your discernment is a divine weapon. Use it without apology.
The truth is: not everyone around you is fully real. Not everyone cheering you on actually wants you to win. And not every smile is pure.
In these times, your ability to recognize who is truly of the light—and who is of the matrix— will determine how far and how protected you will go in your assignment.
As you awaken, the matrix doesn't just passively watch—it actively counters. It will purposely send counterfeits and sabotagers into your sphere. These individuals may appear as friends, romantic interests, business opportunities, or "helpful" mentors. They are strategically placed to waste your time, distract your focus, siphon your energy, and derail your mission. Understand: every level of your spiritual elevation triggers a counterattack. The more valuable your assignment, the more strategic the opposition will be. Stay anchored in prayer and discernment, because not everything good is sent by God—and not every door that opens is meant for you to walk through.
You are not called to live in fear—but you are called to live in wisdom. Stay vigilant. Stay prayed up. And above all, stay close to the true voice of the Spirit within you.
