{{Give us a brief background of yourself and when you became a book writer?}}<\/p>\n
LZ: I began writing professionally at the turn of the millennium. This is my second book. I write and speak on topical issues. My first book was a motivation book but I now focus on topical societal issues. I am also a legal practitioner in the making.<\/p>\n
{{Your book is titled \u201cThe Battle for the Mind\u201d. What is the meaning behind this title and what inspired you to write this book?}}<\/p>\n
LZ: My book was a product of my personal experiences. After close to 10 years in the self-help industry I realised I was perpetuating error. <\/p>\n
This world is a battleground between two forces that are locked in a serious battle and each individual, by default or design is at the centre of it hence the title.<\/p>\n
{{What is the human mind, and in what way is it a centre of this conflict?}}<\/p>\n
LZ: The human mind is the engine room of the human soul and anyone who gains control over it conquers the whole person. Satan, through subtle schemes, is seeking to control the human mind. <\/p>\n
Obscene dances in the media, sprouting of self-styled prophets and so on show how Satan is seeking to control people\u2019s minds.<\/p>\n
{{What is wrong with motivation writing from a biblical perspective?}}<\/p>\n
LZ: I have been a motivational speaker and writer for the past 10 years. I have experienced the motivation industry through reading other motivation books. Basically they all agree that man is his own master. That\u2019s where this industry gets it wrong.<\/p>\n
{{What inspired your sudden change of mind?}}<\/p>\n
LZ: My change of mind was, in fact, gradual. I had realised the greatest error of the motivation industry was its subtle rejection of God as the Supreme Master. It opposes the Bible where instead of teaching God\u2019s supremacy it teaches supremacy of the self.<\/p>\n
Allen James, an influential motivation writer, wrote \u201cMan is the architecture and creator of his own life.\u201d Man cannot be his own master. Proverbs 19: 21 says man is a creature whose ways are determined only by the Lord and not by himself.<\/p>\n
{{Would you say people should not be motivated into achieving their material or financial goals in life?}}<\/p>\n
LZ: Far from it, God wanted people to work hard to achieve their goals in life. That\u2019s one reason why I also wrote against the prosperity gospel because wealth without work (miracle money) is clearly opposed to God\u2019s principle.<\/p>\n
There is absolutely nothing wrong with motivation ideals like perseverance and setting goals. The poison lies with promoting self-worship. Jesus taught that we ought to deny self and follow him.<\/p>\n
{{You quoted book titles of prominent motivation authors. Would you say these authors are deliberately misleading people into following anti-Christian principles?}}<\/p>\n
LZ: That\u2019s a good question. Just like myself when I still believed in motivation, I noted that some of the victims of this deception were the motivation teachers themselves. <\/p>\n
Most contemporary motivation speakers are blind to the dark origins of this industry. It\u2019s founders like Teilhard Chardin may know better.<\/p>\n
{{You touched on false prophets. What defines a prophet of God?}}<\/p>\n
LZ: A prophet of God is not just anyone who predicts the future as is widely held today. The Bible records an account in which apostles Paul and Silas had an encounter with a demon-possessed girl who could predict the future. <\/p>\n
If she had lived today she would be considered a prophetess in today\u2019s churches. The Bible states that a prophet is one who speaks to edify the church. A true prophet teaches the keeping of God\u2019s commandments in their entirety.<\/p>\n
{{You touched on sex and homosexuality. What are the drivers of a sexual culture in our society and how is this culture connected to Satanism?}}<\/p>\n
LZ: Homosexuals try in vain to justify their sexual pervasiveness. Biologically every man\u2019s body is designed for a woman\u2019s and vice versa. Women have a womb and men depend on women to reproduce. <\/p>\n
Homosexuality was invented by Satan. He inspired the homosexual culture in Sodom. Today\u2019s world is highly sexual in nature. You will notice that even TV promotes casual sex. The Bible teaches that sex is for married couples only.<\/p>\n
{{How do you propose humans can free themselves of sexual sins and addiction?}}<\/p>\n
LZ: I personally suggest that people should monitor their media intake. It is the ready vehicle for transmitting sex images into the mind. The Bible teaches that we should jealously guard our minds.<\/p>\n
{{Is your book already out and where can people buy it?}}<\/p>\n
LZ: Yes, my publisher is in South Africa and the first copies have been released but here the book will be available before end of May.<\/p>\n
I can be contacted on apostlekzee@gmail.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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