IN THE LIVING LIFE LESSONS COLUMN EACH MONTH I AM SHARING VARIOUS LESSONS GOD HAS TAUGHT ME. TODAY WE PREPARE FOR BATTLE!
In the Garden of Eden Satan knew exactly how to trick Adam and Eve. He was very cunning, knew their weaknesses and right where to attack. I sometimes think Adam and Eve were a bit unprepared. They lived in paradise, daily walking in the Garden with God which definitely equipped them to defeat the enemy. But did they know they were equipped?
Just like Adam and Eve we are blessed beyond measure with God's goodness in our every day lives. But along with those blessings also come attacks from our enemy who wants more than anything to trip us up.
As believers in Jesus Christ, we are equipped with the Holy Spirit and God's Word to defeat any enemy attack. But unless we are aware of the attacks how can we fight back?
Below are specific areas listed in my Life Application Study Bible that speak to this battle. I liken them to land mines on our life pathway.
Satan's Plan of Attack:
- DOUBT ~ Makes you question God's Word and His goodness.
- DISCOURAGEMENT ~ Makes you look at your problems rather than God.
- DIVERSION ~ Makes wrong things seem attractive.
- DEFEAT ~ Makes you feel like a failure so you won't even try.
- DELAY ~ Makes you put off doing what you should do.
Rather than allowing these attacks to stay hidden as land mines buried on our life path; let's put red flags on them so that when they appear we will recognize them for what they are. Then can we face the battle with The Weapon we've been given: God's Word!
The world is unprincipled. It’s dog-eat-dog out there! The world doesn’t fight fair. But we don’t live or fight our battles that way—never have and never will. The tools of our trade aren’t for marketing or manipulation, but they are for demolishing that entire massively corrupt culture. We use our powerful God-tools for smashing warped philosophies, tearing down barriers erected against the truth of God, fitting every loose thought and emotion and impulse into the structure of life shaped by Christ. Our tools are ready at hand for clearing the ground of every obstruction and building lives of obedience into maturity. ~ 2 Corinthians 10:4-5 *MSG
Father God, help me to recognize enemy attacks when they come upon me. Help me to turn to You for strength and to use Your Word to fight against these evil attacks. I ask this in the mighty Name of Jesus Christ. Amen
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RESOURCES
Life Application Study Bible
*The Message Bible