God knows a very strange phenomenon that exists is when we respond back to a bully by fighting back they suddenly feel justified in the way they treated us because of our response.
The bully completely forgets or denies that they provoked the situation first.
In fact, it is the devil who causes them to provoke in the first place to weaken us into a smarmy response.
Christ said to Peter; "get thee behind me satan." He didn't rebuke Peter but He rebuked satan who was using Peter's mind and mouth.
When we know the bully is being used of the devil to provoke sin in us then we can more easily see the tactic and resist the provocation.
God wants us to know the tactics of the devil so that we will not give into fleshly urges to respond just the way the devil wants us to respond.
1 Peter 5:8
"8 Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour."
2 Corinthians 2:11
"11 Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices."
We have peace when the Holy Spirit is in control of our responses no matter what the devil attempts to provoke. Let the bully only see themselves, if you respond they will only see you, strange but true.
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