So far things that have jumped out at me are:
- Both God and the devil can lead you into a wilderness place (the Holy Spirit led Jesus there for 40 days after his baptism). But, we have 2 choices when we are in the wilderness - we can accept the taunts and lies of the devil - or we can believe in God's truth. They have very different outcomes.
- The devil cannot do anything to us - his only way into our lives is through what he says top us and whether we accept it. For instance, he cannot make me worthless - God made me and I am loved and cherished - what he can do is tell me I am worthless... and if I accept it I will become what I believe. If however I reject it and say that my daddy does not say that about me - the devil has nowhere else to go.
- The devil plants seeds in our thoughts and they are categorised 5 ways. When we begin the recognise the 5 ways we will be able to reject them more easily (I have added the examples):
- attack of your personal character. "you are feeble"
- question your motives "are you doing this for God, or for your own personal recognition?"
- instills doubt in your relationship with God "God doesn't love you when you sin"
- tells you that you do not have the ability to accomplish a mission "you are not good enough to lead people in worship"
- attacks the quality of our work "what you make is rubbish and no-one will want it"
I have loads more still to read... But I am now seeing my life in a whole different light!
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