don't be fooled.
satan is a deceiver. he didn't allow eve to know that he was the one talking through the snake in genesis 3:1. satan is deceitful & wicked. he hates man. he knows tt he is lying. john 8:44 says tt satan is a liar and a murderer. his name means "deciever" or "accuser" & tt's exactly wat he tries to do. he tries to make wat is good appear useless or evil & wat is evil appear good. he tries to infer tt God is lying, but he knows only too well tt God's word is absolutely true.
even today, satan still deceives ppl. his motives & his deceitful tactics haven't changed & he's still trying to decieve & destroy ppl. he doesn't use a serpent like he did with eve, but he uses whatever ways & tactics ppl will accept. many times, satan deceives ppl by speaking lies into their minds. when satan does tt, he doesn't let them know tt he is the one who is speaking to them. they tink tt the thoughts in their minds are their own. but it is really satan who is putting the thoughts into their minds. satan will speak to you even when you are listening to God's word. he may put a question into your mind, like "why should i believe the bible?" satan doesn't want anybody to know or to believe God. he hates God & hates God's word, even though satan knows tt it is true! sometimes, satan uses other ppl through whom he speaks his lies to us. these ppl may knowingly follow satan, or they may be decieved, like eve. satan tries to make following these ppl very attractive to us, even though it is the way of eventual death. he tries to make us feel tt we will miss out on something if we don't follow along & tt it is more impt for us to follow a wrong leader or a wrong crowd rather than risk our friends by doing wat we know is right. satan may also reach us through anor area of our own pride. we may not want to identify with the crowd but instead want to be more wise than everyone else & be very self-sufficient. satan has brought many ppl to destruction through the lie tt says man can be independent of God & do as he pleases becos he is so intelligent & capable (humanism). most ppl have no desire to follow things tt are obviously satanic. but many ppl are becoming more involved in more subtle things tt actually have satan as their focus. beware of anything tt makes you look to power other than God for answers to life, anything tt exalts or gives a good, pleasant, or attractive connotation to anything tt is evil, games or music or other entertainment tt exalt killing or lying or stealing or filthy language or immorality, or anything tt denies God's existence or even "waters down" the bible. all these kinds of things are authored by satan& he is the one behind them, no matter how innocent or popular or harmless they might seem.
tt's just a part of this evening's "firm foundations" class. i tink God was really speaking to me when 'cher had me read tt passage. whilst reading, i realised tt i've been allowing satan to fill my mind with lies, hoping tt i'd be distracted from God. all the things tt have been happening to me, esp the friend who has been making things difficult for me, are just tools tt satan has been using to cloud my tots. i decided tt i will not allow him to do tt & focus on the promises of God instead. i just pray tt God will give me the strength to do tt, and grace to forgive tt friend & of cos, wisdom & the eyes to see the bigger picture -God's big plan for me.
even today, satan still deceives ppl. his motives & his deceitful tactics haven't changed & he's still trying to decieve & destroy ppl. he doesn't use a serpent like he did with eve, but he uses whatever ways & tactics ppl will accept. many times, satan deceives ppl by speaking lies into their minds. when satan does tt, he doesn't let them know tt he is the one who is speaking to them. they tink tt the thoughts in their minds are their own. but it is really satan who is putting the thoughts into their minds. satan will speak to you even when you are listening to God's word. he may put a question into your mind, like "why should i believe the bible?" satan doesn't want anybody to know or to believe God. he hates God & hates God's word, even though satan knows tt it is true! sometimes, satan uses other ppl through whom he speaks his lies to us. these ppl may knowingly follow satan, or they may be decieved, like eve. satan tries to make following these ppl very attractive to us, even though it is the way of eventual death. he tries to make us feel tt we will miss out on something if we don't follow along & tt it is more impt for us to follow a wrong leader or a wrong crowd rather than risk our friends by doing wat we know is right. satan may also reach us through anor area of our own pride. we may not want to identify with the crowd but instead want to be more wise than everyone else & be very self-sufficient. satan has brought many ppl to destruction through the lie tt says man can be independent of God & do as he pleases becos he is so intelligent & capable (humanism). most ppl have no desire to follow things tt are obviously satanic. but many ppl are becoming more involved in more subtle things tt actually have satan as their focus. beware of anything tt makes you look to power other than God for answers to life, anything tt exalts or gives a good, pleasant, or attractive connotation to anything tt is evil, games or music or other entertainment tt exalt killing or lying or stealing or filthy language or immorality, or anything tt denies God's existence or even "waters down" the bible. all these kinds of things are authored by satan& he is the one behind them, no matter how innocent or popular or harmless they might seem.
tt's just a part of this evening's "firm foundations" class. i tink God was really speaking to me when 'cher had me read tt passage. whilst reading, i realised tt i've been allowing satan to fill my mind with lies, hoping tt i'd be distracted from God. all the things tt have been happening to me, esp the friend who has been making things difficult for me, are just tools tt satan has been using to cloud my tots. i decided tt i will not allow him to do tt & focus on the promises of God instead. i just pray tt God will give me the strength to do tt, and grace to forgive tt friend & of cos, wisdom & the eyes to see the bigger picture -God's big plan for me.
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Hey Gwyneth, long time no see. Juz wanna encourage you sister, to know our position in Christ, and to claim daughtership from Him. We have the authority. Read 1 Samuel 17:45-47, See what David replied the Philistine, in the same way, this is what God placed upon my heart when we are tempted, or discouraged. "We come against the evil one not with sword or spear, BUT we come against it in the name of the Lord Almighty. We have the assurance that the battle is the Lord's and victory is ours to claim." Come on people, lets lead victorious lives!!! Amen.. Christians or non-christians: Call Upon the name of the Lord and be saved - Roamns 10:13- Mylene
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