You’ve got the “full armor” of a true, newer understanding of your identity fortifying you. He hopes you’ll feel betrayed by your God-abandoned!-though He’s never left you or stopped loving you for even one moment.īut guess what: you’re more prepared now. There is a real, formidable enemy behind this, who likes to threaten you with fear tactics to make you feel weak, who wants to whisper in your heart that you just can’t do it, that you’re too inadequate. There’s the real source of the problem-not the people Satan is manipulating as his tactical tools. Listen, “our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this darkness, against evil, spiritual forces in the heavens” ( Eph. We’ve experienced strange illnesses, heavy dark oppression, betrayal, confusing crew division, bizarre distractions-all uniquely timed. Right when we started producing Courageous, our father started hearing blasphemous voices in his head. While making Fireproof, our marriages started having weird issues. Photo Credit: ©Unsplash/Gus Moretta Satan Sneaks in to Divide PeopleĪs a personal testimony, we’ve watched bizarre things show up “on schedule” with almost every Christian movie we make. So you can stare him in the teeth during the next attack, unafraid to call his bluff, and then “take your stand” and resist him. The devil is threatening you now with an unloaded gun. You must remember that Jesus has already disarmed the enemy and taken the bullets out of his gun through the cross ( Col. You have the Spirit of God within you, the Word of God in your hand, and a protective Father and victorious Lord standing on both sides of you. You are not relying on your own strength, your kung fu skills, or the contents of your canteen. He is after your deepest core, the headquarters of your mind and heart where your faith is anchored, and your fellowship with God abides. And he will definitely try to slander your grasp of your own identity. Satan wants to steal your joy, hijack your faith, sabotage your morality, and ultimately derail your testimony. It’s meant to strike you at a place much deeper than your wallet, schedule, or job security. Whether the difficulty is mechanical or medical, financial or relational-this type of attack is out of the ordinary. We’re talking about a 100 percent, genuine, spiritual conspiracy here-a precise, enemy attack that the Bible indicates will periodically happen and we should basically expect.īut because Satan knows a hit-and-run play probably won’t be enough, he schedules a barrage of fiery arrows to try to wear you down. But don’t discount the real possibility that you’re experiencing what Ephesians 6 refers to as “the evil day.” It’s when the devil has blitzed you from all sides in hopes of taking you down. There are many reasons why these kinds of crises can “group hug” you. Isn’t it ironic how inconveniently timed it all seems? Enemy Attacks are Real Have you ever had one of those days or weeks or seasons of life when everything seems to ambush you all at once? The same week your Check Engine light comes on, a strange health issue sabotages your family, unexpected bills arrive in your mailbox, your workload causes sleepless nights, and then a relationship problem blows up out of the blue over a confusing issue.
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