GCR Women

Satan doesn’t fight fair. His trickery is effective, too. He sets traps for us and baits them with something tempting to us, half truths and lies that get our attention off the things of God.   Of course, he has our help. We can be so easily deceived. Sometimes I think we want to be deceived when we want to do something we know is not God’s will.   But as children of God, we should keep our eyes open and our wits about us, so we’re aware of these deceptions.   God’s Holy Spirit living inside us gives us the insight and discernment we need to stay on track.   Eyes front! Patrice Psalm‬ ‭119‬:‭15‬ ‭ESV‬‬ I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways. ‭‭  

In a battle, sometimes it’s easy to tell who the enemy is. Their uniforms are specific to their country and branch of service.    They fly their flag proudly.     But in spiritual battles, identifying the enemy is not always so obvious.     Satan uses many disguises and tricks to hide where the battle is and who we’re fighting. What are we really fighting?    Satan.    He is the enemy. The devil likes to distract us with misleading logic and emotions. He deceives and divides us with the lies and misconceptions. We’ve come to think that if others don’t agree with us about nearly everything, then they’re our enemies.  Paul makes it clear that people aren’t really the ones we struggle against. Satan may use people but he is the real threat. When we struggle with each other, we fall into one of Satan’s traps and lose sight of the real battle.  The battle lines are drawn.    Will we be able to see who the enemy really is? ...