When the Devil Can’t Get to You, He’ll Go After Them
If the enemy can’t get to you, he’ll aim his attacks at those closest to you - your children, your spouse, your parents, your siblings, even those friends who are like family to you. We live in a wicked generation, where demonic influence moves subtly through media, relationships, and culture. And while worry may keep you up at night, it will never protect the ones you love. Only prayer can do that. To go deeper, read this blog.
Why You Feel Attacked Right Now
What if the attack you’re facing is actually a sign that God is about to use you? Read the full blog and be encouraged by the truth.
You’re Already in a War
There’s a lot of talk about war right now. Headlines. Social media. Fear everywhere. But as believers, we should never panic, for God is in control. What we must be is aware. Because whether you know it or not, you’re already in a war. A spiritual war. And this war affects both this life and the next. Every war is fought in battles, so here are five key battles you're engaged in every single day…
Types of Demonic Harassment
Though you cannot see it with your natural eyes, in the spiritual realm, a conflict between light and darkness is taking place—angels against demons, Heaven against Hell, truth against deception. Your mind is the battlefield.
Spiritual Wickedness in High Places
There exists a world beyond what natural eyes can see, and therein rages a war for the soul of this generation. Light against darkness, Heaven against Hell. Be vigilant.
How to Win in Spiritual Warfare
At least for the believer, spiritual warfare is primarily about avoiding deception. By getting you to believe lies, the enemy can affect your thinking. By affecting your thinking, the enemy can affect your emotions. By affecting your emotions, the enemy can affect your actions.
The Battlefield of the Mind
Notice that the Bible says that if we put on God’s armor we will be able to stand against all of the strategies of the enemy. So there’s no attack that the enemy can bring against you that can’t be withstood if you simply have all of the following:
The Spiritual World
There’s more to this world than can be felt or seen. Beyond the veil, there exists a realm energized by movement and life. That world, the spiritual realm, is more real than this world. And what happens in that world is more consequential than what happens in this world.
The Holy Spirit Dominates Demons
The Holy Spirit doesn’t deal with demons; the Holy Spirit dominates demons. By His mere presence, the forces of darkness are exposed, overcome, and expelled. Just as quickly as light dissolves the shadows, so the Holy Spirit rids one of demonic influence. Like sand castles under a roaring ocean wave, the bondages of the enemy are destroyed.
Watchmen on the Wall
Don’t abandon your post. Don’t neglect your assignment. Don’t allow the enemy to take the city. Sound the alarm. There is a very real threat out there, and we must lovingly warn all. Be a watchman over your home, over your community, over your school, over your workplace. God holds us each responsible for our assignments.
The Worst Case Scenario
There could be thousands of other risks and dangers present in the world. But panic will cause you to arbitrarily single out some specific risk or danger. With all the dangers that life presents, panic will scream, “Everyone put your life on hold until this one specific issue is dealt with.”
Master the Media: 3 Keys
Today’s social media mobs will cry aloud anytime you declare the truth. If you want to see demons manifest, just post something that’s Biblically undeniable yet unpopular in today’s culture. They’ll use guilt to try to make you feel bad for speaking truth. They’ll use intimidation to try to make you feel afraid to speak the truth. They’ll use confusion to make you second guess the truth. This is why boldness is needed now more than ever.
4 Benefits of Focusing on Jesus
Believer, please hear me - and preachers especially. If in this hour we take the focus off of Jesus, we will sink. Our futures will sink. Our ministries will sink. We will sink. Don’t allow the winds and waves of chaos to steal your focus. Jesus must remain your focus. When Jesus remains your focus, several things happen.
The Myth of Generational Curses on Christians
Christ broke the curse. There’s no ritual to perform, no series of fancy prayers to recite - you’re free if you’ll just walk in that freedom. As a child of God, you’ve been given the power to rise above whatever the enemy might try to throw at you.
Overcoming the Virus
Beyond the veil, lurking within the shadows of an unseen realm, demonic beings plot against the Church and plan attacks on God’s children. Whether you believe it or not, demons are real, spiritual warfare is real, and the supernatural realm impacts your daily life.
Resisting the Devil
I want to expose one of the enemy's most common and effective tactics used to ensnare the believer.
Rejecting Superstition
In order to become a real threat to hell and a real help to others, we must be loosed from the distracting nature of superstition and learn how to engage in true spiritual warfare. In the introduction to this book, I presented a caution about our approach to spiritual warfare and warned against the extremes of both skepticism and superstition. I now want to focus on avoiding superstitious thinking that can keep you from overcoming the enemy.
Demons & Fallen Angels
Through my observation and study of Scripture, I have come to believe, quite confidently, that demons cannot be fallen angels. Now, I know that idea will be rather jarring for some people. It may seem that I am not only challenging a widely held traditional view but also contradicting very clear teachings of the Bible. Well, the idea that demons are not fallen angels certainly contradicts tradition. But in no way does it contradict Scripture.
Dominion Over Demons
Dear reader, you don’t need to be a “demon expert” to be a threat to hell. Should you know the dynamics of spiritual warfare and demonic activity? Absolutely. But how much more do you really think you need to learn before you begin to exercise your authority over them? The ability to cast out demons and destroy the works of hell is not necessarily about how much you know about demons; it’s about how much demons know about Christ in you.