Have you ever gone through a season of life where it just seems to be one thing after another hitting you. When we are walking in deep sin we seem to notice these times less because something inside of us almost expects things to not be going well....this is especially true if you can be honest with yourself about the sin you are messed up in. But what about the times when you really are trying to walk God's path out for your life? What about the times when you know you are really digging in with God to get to a deeper place....why is it that attacks sometimes come at you at times like this? Well, here is what I have noticed when a season like this hits....satan is attacking from the outside because he has lost access to you on the inside.
There have been times in my life when my heart was corrupt. And during those times I had given access to my heart, my thoughts, my emotions, and so much more, to the enemy. So the havoc that he was wreaking on me was from the inside out. I was creating situations in my own life that gave him access to the relationships in my life, I was giving him enough ground that I was surrendering blessings to him that God intended for me, and I was allowing a pride to sink in that made me to stubborn (and stupid) to even see how much access I truly had given him to me. But I was still smart enough to know that because of the life I was living, I really couldn't expect things to go "well" for me. I knew I had secret sin and even outward sin in my life....I just had learned to live with it.
But then I came to a place in my life where surrender came in a way it never had with God. A surrender that meant I really gave it ALL to Him unconditionally. I gave Him full access to my life to clean it up, help me right some wrongs, put filters in place to protect what I was developing with Him, and to heal me....something I didn't really know I needed or was possible. And to feel a true forgiveness from Him that was covered in a grace and mercy that I really had never experienced. And THAT is when I became a threat to the enemy. Why now? Because now I had something real. Something I could tell others about that might change there life. Now I had removed all the claws that the enemy had sank deep into me, and I was not giving him access to me anymore. So what's his next plan? Well, just like with war, if you can't penetrate the inside of the base, then you attack from the outside and try to find a weakness. And this is exactly what he does.
When your inner man (or woman) has been strengthened by God then the enemy knows he doesn't stand a chance from getting back inside of you. The very presence of God is inside of you now and the enemy can see that. So his only tactic is the get you to walk away from that. He knows God isn't going anywhere, but just the book of Job, he is going to try everything he can to get you to walk away from God. And so he starts....he will hit you with unexpected circumstances, maybe financially, maybe physically, maybe relationally....or maybe for you in a way that would personally hurt or affect you deeply. But nonetheless, he is going try hard to get you to believe that what God has done on the inside of you was not real or was not worth it. DON'T buy into this lie!!! The more you can stand firm WITH God and stand up to the enemy, the stronger your relationship with God will get. Also the more you are opening yourself up to receive blessings from God. You will feel God's strength when the enemy tries to hit you with things and it is almost like they just begin to bounce off of you. I'm not saying he won't find a way to hurt you or put a "dent" in your side sometimes, but when your peace, joy and comfort truly start to come from God, and God's presence in your life, then the enemy and his tricks just won't have the same affect on you as they did in the past.
Today, I want to encourage you to stand up to satan in a way you never have before. Put him in his place once and for all. Whatever it is that he is tempting you with, hurting you with, causing fear with or just attacking with...lay it at Jesus feet and say "NO MORE"! Tell God I can't do this on my own, and I really have no desire to. Help me to walk in your path and allow You to fight this for me. Give me the strength and wisdom I need to make decisions that remove the enemy's power from my life. And allow my roots to go so deep in you God that I cannot me shaken and I cannot be moved. Not because of me, but because of He that is in me!
God, thank You for what we find when we truly find You! The peace, joy, love, forgiveness and acceptance is far far beyond anything this world has to offer and I pray today that people will find it, experience it, get a renewal of it and surrender their ways to you and FINALLY, ONCE AND FOR ALL remove any and all power that the enemy has to control them, their life, their emotions and most of all their place with You. I pray these things in the powerful name of Jesus, Amen
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