The thief comes to steal, to kill and to destroy…John 10:10
For
someone to steal a thing from you, it means you are in possession of that thing
right? There are some things you presently have that the enemy strives daily to
steal from you cuz when he does, it makes it easier for him to destroy you. Check
out a few of them below:
Your Peace and Joy
Have
you ever lost your peace or joy at some point in life? Your life loses it taste
as anxiety, fear and sadness take the front seat. Not only that, you lose your
zest for life. It even becomes quite difficult to think of anything productive
as negativism and dull-heartedness takes over. The enemy targets stealing these
two things because they throw you into imbalance and affect your sense of
judgment, going further to cripple your advancement in life.
Your Purity
Blessed are the pure in heart; for
they shall SEE God…Matt 5:8. The purity of your mind
from evil, unproductive, bitter, unforgiving and immoral thoughts is an
important factor that helps you clearly perceive the promptings of God in your
spirit. The enemy tries to cloud your mind, heart and life with any of these
thoughts in order to hamper your ability to hear the spirit of God clearly. Don’t
forget that acts of sin are also acts of impurity.
Your Faith
Your
faith is like an ATM card by which you access spiritual blessings in this
natural world. Without that card, you can’t successfully access the blessings
of God in the physical realm. The enemy works hard to steal you faith via
situations of life and replace it with fear, doubt and anxiety so as to cut you
off from your blessings.
Your Fellowship With God
Fellowship
with God is built via spending quality time in the presence of God both in
public and private. Especially as we grow older and get busier, the enemy tries
to get you to the point where your fellowship with God becomes minimal or non-existent.
When this happens, your prayer life dries up and your spiritual senses are dull,
giving the enemy free hand to work all kinds of crazy stuff. The sad thing is;
when our fellowship with God is affected, we’re the ones who’re the worse for
it, not him (God).
Now
that you know what the enemy is constantly seeking to steal from you and why, guard
your heart, life and mind to ensure he doesn’t succeed in it. xoxo
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