Emotional Attack
Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 1 Peter 5:8, ESV
I was reading this article about how when someone attacks you it is actually a demonic spirit working behind them, nudging them to attack. The article was saying that when someone hurts our feelings or irritates us we can instantly put a face to that individual. As I was sitting and thinking about this I could literally go back to the moment an individual hurt me and feel those feelings again.
The article was reminding us that this is how Satan and his demons work. They have no face because they are a spirit, so they will use our husband, wife, children, friends - anyone that is close to us to get us offended and hurt. The next thing you know, you are in a fight or argument with someone you love and that is Satan’s goal.
While I was meditating on that thought of how Satan fights through our emotions I said under my breath, “God, if you knew Satan was going to do all this why did you give us these emotions in the first place?” God is so gracious, He said, “I gave them to you because I wanted you to have a relationship with me. How could you know what my love felt like if you had no emotions? How could you have expressions and experience joy, laughter, fun if you had no emotions?” He said, “I have given animals feelings, so of course I wanted the ones who are made like me to feel and know like I know.”
He then said that Satan just takes all the wonderful gifts that He has given to bless us and uses them against us. It is his tool to try to conquer and divide. God then reminded me that He had told us how we would have to fight the enemy and what we needed to do. In Ephesians 6:11-13 he says, “Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.” Literally while I was writing this devotional, the demon came at me through my husband and for a moment I engaged, but the Holy Spirit reminded me of who I was fighting against. Only our time with God armoring up in His word will give us the tools we need to stand and overcome the enemy!
Father, thank you for reminding us that all these emotions are gifts from you to help us experience the best in this life and in our relationship with you. Remind us to meditate on the word day and night so that we talk of your commands when we sit in our houses, when we walk by the way, when we lie down and when we wake up. Let your word be in our spirit consistently so that we will have the power to overcome the enemy. In Jesus’ name, amen!
Affirmations: Matthew 10:20; Luke 24:32; Ephesians 6:19, Isaiah 55:11
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