Leadership is influence. Everything rises and falls on leadership, everything.
Ephesians 6:10-18, NKJV
What are the wiles of the Devil?
The devil is planning, strategizing, developing a specific and special (wile) just for you.
The goal of this strategy is to take you out – bring you down – get you off your game – discourage you – self-destruct and bring distance between you and God.
He looks for things that cause us to overreact, get fearful – cause doubt.
Satan’s Strategy: Deceive, Temp, and Accuse.
- Deceive – Most deception comes by making us think we deserve more; Eve you won’t die you deserve to be like God.
- Tempted – The temptation strangely appears or is available.
- Accuse – After the sin the devil will start accusing you; He will then do all he can to put distance between you and God.
God’s Strategy: Love or Convict, Cleans, Comfort, and Commission. (Romans 2:4, NKJV; John 16:8, NKJV; 1 John 1:9, NKJV; Acts 3:19, NKJV; Matthew 5:4, NKJV; Isaiah 6:7-8, NKJV)
Don’t Fight in the Flesh.
When we fight in the flesh we will always lose.
Fight with the Sword & Prayer.
The Sword is the only offensive weapon.
I don’t care how big or how bad the situation is – Jesus is bigger than any enemy and has he will fall. (James 4:7, NKJV; Nehemiah 4:18, NKJV
If we are having a problem with someone or something take the Word in praying to the Lord and they have to fall.