The Lies of The Enemy

      This week I've really been realizing the battle in the spirit. I heard a very wise woman in my church say Sunday in a conversation, "When you play hard ball you battle hard ball." So much truth in that. The more you seek Jesus and find Him the more war you are going to face. There was a situation that I witnessed that was pretty demonic and just disturbed my spirit if I may say. Through all the stuff that was said I felt the enemy speak through this person saying, " I have things to say and what I have to say is pretty interesting." When I heard that my stomach dropped because I know it was a message from the Devil to my church and to my life. I hung onto those words for the past couple days. The words were true. The Devil does have some interesting things to say. If he didn't then people would not be under deception of false religions and ideas. The problem with those interesting words is that they are all lies.
      I've experienced the lies of the Devil in my own life that I constantly have to denounce. Being called into full time ministry has came with some fears. My biggest fear that I have is not where God will place me, who I am supposed to minister to, or what I would have to say, but rather how I could possibly support the family God has for me. Ever since I got complete confirmation of my call about two years ago that fear has lingered with me. I've had people speak into my life that I need something to fall back on because I wouldn't be able to support a family. I knew it is not what God has for me because I know the calling and dreams God has for me and there would be no way to accomplish it and be used for His Glory without being focused on ministry and family. There has been times in prayer I've cried and pleaded with God to make sure I would always be able to sufficiently provide for my family. That lie has at times become crippling and discouraging, permeating fear within my heart. I got freedom from that lie one night unexpectedly in my CORE Discipleship group. We were having a conversation and my Pastor whom I look up to and view as a Spiritual Father said that when he felt God moving him to Essington he thought that he would not be able to support his family on the church salary and would have to get a job at Home Depot ( Praise God that He made way). I felt the demonic presence come back and as I sat there listening my palms got sweaty, my heart was racing, and I felt as if I could just cry my eyes out. Then before I could even think the name of Jesus, I went into the vision where I knew the Father was there in this room. I could not see Him, but I knew He was there. Then I heard The Father say, " I have not called you to part-time ministry or Sunday ministry, but I have called you to full-time ministry." I felt the demonic oppression just break because now I have heard the voice of God and the promise that God had for me.
       I say that to show that the lies of the enemy is very real. Everyone, Christian or not, hear and respond to the voice of the Devil. The Devil does nothing but lie. He couldn't tell the truth even if he wanted to. When you listen and feed into hearing the lies of enemy it can become a stronghold in your life. The solution is to get your mind on Christ and be sensitive to His mind and Spirit. It is not an easy discipline but it is necessary to live a "Victorious Life." The enemys' lies come in so many forms and as Christians we need to TRAIN ourselves to ask God to reveal the lies and strongholds the enemy has in our lives. It is the only way to make it through. Lies are a war tactic for the enemy and when we press and learn the Truth of God the enemy loses a battle tactic. What soldier would not want to battle hard? It is crucial that Spirit-filled Christian get Heavenly and War minded and go to battle in the Spirit, not for our sake, but for the sake of the lost.

" God still sits on the Throne and the Devil is still a Liar."