In these last days, we are watching decisions being made by many based on feelings instead of facts. They interpret most things based on their feelings and the devil is messing with feelings and thoughts to control mankind everywhere now.
1 Corinthians 2:15-16 “The spiritual man judges all things, but he himself is not subject to anyone’s judgment. 16“For who has known the mind of the Lord, so as to instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ.”
Only those who are thinking with the mind of Christ have any defenses against the lies that the devil is spewing. He did this in the garden with Eve when he was able to convince her that she could not trust God. He manipulated her thoughts and her feelings just as he is doing today in everyone.
This is the very reason we cannot take personally all the attacks when we use scripture to prove a point or to bring someone back to believing God. Those who attack us for telling the truth are deceived by the culture around us. They have been listening to everyone else but God.
When God is our source and we are cleansing our mind with His Word every day we are more prone to see the deception happening in the world, we will think more deeply and rationally. Let us not become caught up in the hype around us, it will only make us crazy and defensive.
When we get to the point that we no longer feel the need to defend ourselves and just speak the truth with love in our hearts, then we can keep ourselves from becoming like those who attack us. The devil loves to push fleshly hot buttons in us, we must not allow him.
Romans 8:4-6 so that the righteous standard of the law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. 5 Those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh; but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. 6 The mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace,”
The more we listen to ungodly chatter and the pressure from the world the more we are likely to act just the way they act.
2 Corinthians 6:17 “Therefore go out from their midst, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch no unclean thing; then I will welcome you,”
We cannot remain close to God and the world at the same time. Our flesh is weak, it will become like those with whom we spend the most time.
Romans 16:17 “I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them.”
Wicked friends will attempt to divide husband and wife, extended family and organizations, even churches. We must keep our distance from those who are being used by the devil to manipulate others causing trouble that otherwise would not be if the trouble makers were not around.
Titus 3:10 “As for a person who stirs up division, after warning him once and then twice, have nothing more to do with him,”
2 Timothy 3:5 “Having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.”
1 Corinthians 15:33 “Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.”
When we surround ourselves with those who love the Lord we will hold one another up, walking the same path, that is to glorify God and be the witnesses of the fruit of the Spirit. It is possible to have the fruit when everyone around us is not obeying God because the fruit is the qualities of the Holy Spirit, no one can take that from us or make us walk the crooked path.
Galatians 5:22-23 “22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.”
Let’s not allow Satan to ruin our walk or diminish our joy, we must choose those who love Christ to be our friends and have the ability of a rubber man, letting the Satanic spiritual bullets bounce off of us.
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