How to Stand Strong Through the Devil’s Attacks
When you decide to obey God and do what the Lord is leading you to do, you will face opposition. You must learn how to overcome attacks from the enemy.
Don’t Give the Devil Even an Inch, or He’ll Take a Mile
We need to be careful to keep our doors shut to evil: the door of our mind, the door of our heart, the door of our life in general.
We have to guard against those thoughts and influences that don’t come from God. 2 Corinthians 10:5 talks about “bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ” (NKJV). When a thought comes knocking at the door of your mind, you can let it in or you can not allow it in.
It is not a sin to be tempted. Even Jesus was tempted in the wilderness. But it is a sin when you allow that temptation into your mind and run with it.
The devil is more clever than to come to you with his cards fully exposed. He’s not going to tell you, “Hey, happily married man with a loving family, go commit adultery, destroy your marriage, destroy your reputation, and spend the rest of your life alienated from your children. What do you say?” Nobody is going to go for that. Rather, he gets you to do a little compromise here and there, “Why don’t you just flirt with this other girl? Why don’t you just get into this situation. . .” It’s a temptation to compromise—don’t do it.
Don’t give the devil an inch, because if you invite the devil in for tea, it won’t be long until he has you for dinner.
Be Resistant, Because the Devil Is Persistent
The Bible says, “Resist the devil and he will flee from you” (James 4:7 NKJV). It doesn’t say, “Have extended conversations with satan!”
The Bible tells the story of the powerful Archangel Michael who did not bring a railing accusation against satan, but simply said, “The Lord rebuke you!” (Jude 1:9 NKJV).
Keep the conversation short. Draw the line and resist the devil.
Pray to God
When you are under attack, you must also pray.
When people were trying to put fear into Nehemiah and get him to stop the wall, he realized what was happening, so he turned to God in prayer.
Nehemiah 6:9 says, “They were all trying to frighten us, thinking, ‘Their hands will get too weak for the work, and it will not be completed.’ But I prayed, ‘Now strengthen my hands’” (NIV).
Finish the Work God’s Called You to
Though we will face opposition when pursuing the work God’s called us to, we must stay committed to it.
Any step away from what God has called you to do is a step-down.
Don’t come down. Don’t stop what you’re doing. Commit to keeping the task before you and finishing it, no matter what opposition gets in your way.
