God is great and almighty and all knowing! Praise Him forever and ever. There. I wanted to proclaim that so there will be no confusion. The title of this post could throw some people off.
In sports, I hear the term often that "The best defense is a good offense." I have used this statement for many cases. "The War on Terror," is a perfect example in which this statement can be used. {Aside} We are still at war and probably always will be "at war" with terrorists. So that is exactly what I WILL call it. I refuse to use the "Overseas contigency" point of view.
Anyway, The best defense is a good offense. This is almost a battle strategy for our struggle against satan. We have to be aware of who satan is and what his goals are. So who is satan? Satn is a fallen angel. Yes, an angel that was thrown from heaven by God. In Isaiah 14:12-15 we learn that Satan wanted to be like the most high in heaven. He wanted to be as great, if not better, than God. So, God threw him into the pit of hell. Satan is all about self glorification. And he will do anything to keep someone from God.
Satan is smart and resourceful. His goal is to keep as many people as he can away from heaven. He couldnt have it, so why should we? I think that is his reasoning. He will use anything he can to trap you. Think about everything that satan uses to make you stray. He makes them all look so great! That's part of his plan. Lets just make a list...
People - He uses people against people. Rivalries against eachother and races are all part of his plan. He would love nothing more for us to hate eachother. In fact, it is working for him in some aspects.
Sex - Well this is almost self explanatory. He uses sex in every aspect you can imagine.
Family - He is turning families against families. He is tearing families apart over things like people, sex, drugs... you name it.
Technology - This is a BIG help to satan. Im not saying that technology is bad. It is only bad when we start using technology more than other things.
Time - This is probably the biggest tool that is helpful to satan. Satan has the ablility to mask the presence of time. His biggest "play" is his playbook, i think, is keeping us busy. Think about it. How many times have you ever said, as an excuse for something, "I was just so busy this week." How many times do we not read our bibles because we weere just too busy? How many times do we skip church because we have such a busy day ahead and we need sleep? How many times have husbands or wives just been too busy to stop and appreciate eachother? How many times has a mother or father been too busy? How many times have we not done what God wants us to because we think wwe are too busy?
The best defense is a good offense. Be aware of what is going on and act before he tackles you. Because once he tackles you, it is VERY hard to recover. It is NOT impossible, because God breaks all chains, but it is difficult for some people to be humble. Be on the offense!
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