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Recognize Your Enemy2/28/2018 Ever wonder why you seem to be getting attacked constantly? Why don’t things seem to work out for you? Most of the times they are demonic forces working through the people around you that are doing these things to you. The real enemy may be Satan. He and his demons are working overtime to destroy the believers. Satan has his set of objectives, but we as believers have our own.
According to John 10:10 and I Peter 5:8, Satan’s objective is to STEAL, KILL, DESTROY, and DEVOUR: STEAL: According to Luke 8:12 the devil steals the seed that is planted in us. The seed is the Word of God because he knows it saves us. He will also steal your focus, your time, your energy, God’s blessings, and our joy (by keeping us frustrated). He will cause us to be so distracted that we can’t be effective in what we’ve been called to do. KILL: The enemy wants to kill us through life-threatening diseases, and/or accidents. He will try to kill our loved ones too because that would devastate us. DESTROY: The enemy wants to destroy our marriages, our relationships, our finances, our health, our faith in God, and our destiny! DEVOUR: I Peter 5:8 says he (the devil) seeks whom he may devour. He wants to destroy us completely by trying to affect every part of our lives and those around us. Many people have become so weary that they stop serving God because they don’t see the use if all they do is suffer. The believer’s objectives [as commanded by Jesus]:
Distinguish where the attack is coming from:
How to protect yourself:
Most importantly, “Test all things! Hold fast to what is good” (I Thess. 5:21). Do no give place to Satan. Live a consecrated life. You have been given the Word, power and authority as weapons to fight against the enemy. In the end, you will be victorious.
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