I will bless the Lord who has given me counsel; my heart also instructs me in the night seasons. I have set the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved. Psalm 16:7-8
This weekend the enemy went after my Achilles’ heel. Spiritually speaking this is the area in my life where I am the weakest and tend to stumble the most. He set up just the right circumstances and used just the right people to try to take me down and wipe me out. Since I have been studying 1 Peter the tactics of the enemy were on the forefront of my mind. I was able to recognize the attack for what it was and I received counsel and instruction from God as He reminded me of Eph. 6:12. I am not fighting against flesh and blood but against principalities, powers and rulers of the unseen world. This was spiritual warfare. My focus immediate switched from the people and circumstances that were causing me pain to the lie I was entertaining and needed to replace with the truth of God’s word. I was able to quickly recover from this attack, but the enemy wasn’t done with me. The next morning he used a fresh set of circumstances to go after the same weakness to try to devour me.
This time it was harder to get back up and stand on God’s truth. I knew who was attacking me but it was harder not to respond to the “flesh and blood” that was before me and to keep the attack on a spiritual level. But God kept guiding me to His truth. I cried out to Him for strength and He kept my head just above the flood waters that wanted to take me down.
As I walked into church that morning God reminded me of the things I have been learning in 1 Peter. The reason why Satan wanted to devour me and discourage me is because he knew if I was focused on my own struggles I would not be walking in the Spirit and therefore not doing His will but my own. When this revelation fell afresh on me that just made me mad and I refused to be intimidated by the enemy any longer. At that point, I became “undevourable” and I could not be moved from the safe and secure place next to my God. The enemy knows those weak areas in our lives and that is where he attacks and does his fiercest work. The good news is that as you choose to stay by God’s side, He will guide you through the Valley of Baca and as you respond to His leading, you will be refreshed by His Spirit (Ps. 84:5-7) and you will not be moved.
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