How Satan attacks Christ followers!

The Holy Spirit has recently been speaking to me about Satan and his tactics.

Satan was created by God. He is a very powerful spiritual being. At one time he was very loved by God. The Bible tells us Satan was God’s anointed guardian.

Satan wanted to be like God and have authority over all things. For this reason, God threw Satan and his multitude of followers out of Heaven.

Satan is alive and at work on the earth. He wants to destroy the presence of Christ and cause human beings to turn away from God. He is the enemy of all Christians and wants to steal, kill and destroy believers.

Satan has a command structure of many demons. Each demon is assigned an evil power like sexual lust, greed for money or power, alcohol and drug addictions, lies and deceit, and mental health dysfunctions. Any other evil you can think of there is a demon assigned to harass believers. They attempt to entice you to walk in darkness. And, many times they are successful in creating a stronghold over a human being.

There are religious demons who have been very successful in denigrating the scriptures and the purposes of a Christ follower.

Satan can put evil thoughts in your mind and knows your weaknesses. He attacks humans by trying to tempt you into pursuing an evil action. He attempts to convince you everyone does this and don’t worry about God. Remember, Satan is a liar.

Satan also works through the adversities in your life to disprove the love and protection of God. He plants the idea why would a loving God allow this to happen and discourages you from seeking God.

Satan is actively at work behind the scenes and overtly trying to deceive you with lies.

As a believer, you must turn away from every temptation and walk in oneness with God. Commit your works to God and give the Holy Spirit authority over your thoughts, words and actions.

Pray vigilantly seeking the will of God. Test every Spirit when in doubt by yielding to the wisdom of the Holy Spirit.

Put on the armor of God and rebuke Satan with the promises of God.

You might want to read The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis. This classic book gives insight into the dark world of Satan.

There is no neutral ground in the universe. Every square inch, every split second is claimed by God, and counterclaimed by Satan. C. S. Lewis