Growth Fearing God and fearing Satan

[K2CHRIST]

Deut 6 :13 “You shall fear only the LORD your God; and you shall worship Him and swear by His name.

There is a lot in the Bible about fearing God, only!

Deut 31:8 “The LORD is the one who goes ahead of you; He will be with you. He will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.”

And there is also commands to not fear.

It is wise to have some discernment, and to test the spirits, but too many times I see where people start fearing Satan, and it gets in the way of their faith!!

We have to walk by faith, and that means we have to believe the God exists and is indeed there to be inquired of and heard! We have to believe, and that word believe which I am talking about means putting your trust in an all powerful God that knows what is going on and has that ability and love to watch over us!

John 3:16 .... whoever believes (puts trusts) in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

I fairly regularly run into this problem. Sometimes I even find it is me. Sometimes I get worried that Satan might be doing something that it can actually give me problems believing I can hear from the Lord. That of course is wrong, I can hear from Him, but if I ask the Lord to answer a question and I think 'oh no, that might be Satan' then it stops me from believing or seeking the Lord for an answer. That can happen when I forget the commands to "not fear" and "fearing God only".

So I have seen in myself and come to understand how it can hurt my relationship with God. Then I see it in others. It turns people into scoffers! They start saying things like "Oh, this things could happen, and that thing could happen!", and "What if it is Satan?"

This becomes a big problem! The Lord has me in a healing ministry, and it is amazing how this problem of fearing Satan really causes lots of problems in the church. In the healing ministry I am in, forgiveness is certainly the biggest or most common problem we encounter, but I would think fear Satan instead of fearing God only is the next biggest problem. And it is a problem that seems to manifest mostly (but not exclusively) in believers!!

When a believers starts fearing Satan, they start having trouble hearing from God and they begin to doubt everything thing they hear with their spiritual ears. Thus they wind up going back to leaning on their understanding. Their relationship with God goes sower. Distrust starts taking over their life. They start scoffing at others. Then depression sets in. They finally show up at the healing ministry because their faith eroded. At which time we usually encourage them to believe that they are a son or daughter of the most high God, and help them again seek the voice of the Lord by faith. It's hard to just explain the under lying problem is that they were fearing Satan instead of fearing God.

The Lord asked my to post on this and pointed out where this was happening even on this forum. I don't know how well I did with it, but let me know. Thanks

 

[for_his_glory]

Fear is the beginning of respect as we respect God in all His word. We are never to fear Satan or what he can do to us for Christ has already won the victory over him and we are more than conquers through Christ Jesus as when we speak His name Satan has to flee. Romans 8:35-39; Hebrews 12:28,29; Matthew 10:28

Any time you hear from God, such as asking Him something, you will know Gods voice if what you hear lines up with the scriptures and you discern what spirit is speaking, 1John 4:4-6

 

[K2CHRIST]

Fear of Satan gets in the way so often. Last night I ran across it again. In the ministry I am in I ministered to four people and one was having a problem with believing God because of fear. Anxiety was a problem. So I had Him ask the Lord by faith and listen to what the Lord told Him. We got Him to do that and what He heard the Lord tell Him was it was do to his fear. That was what the Lord told Him, not me. And it was to right. He felt insecure. He suffered from mood swings. And I run into this often. The solution is always the same. I explain that God loves them, and they are special to Him. We pray for there hearing and then we help them hear from the Lord for themselves.

Next to forgiveness, I think fear of or from Satan might be the biggest reason believer's often have trouble hearing from the Lord.

Heb 2: 14,15 ...He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, and might free those who through fear of death were subject to slavery all their lives.

We don't discuss this much, but this is a big problem.

 

[for_his_glory]

We are not to fear Satan if we are in Christ and He in us as we use that power and authority given to us by Gods grace and cast him out of our life in the name of Jesus.

Power and authority is given to us by the grace of God to carry on the commission of God to take his word out into the world for the hope of others as Gods Spirit draws them into his salvation. This power gives us victory over the wicked forces of Satan and his dominions that are in the world trying to defeat us in our quest for the Lord if we take authority over him in the name of Jesus.

There is no reason we have to fight Satan for God has already given us the victory over him in our life and if we fight him in the flesh he will mock us and destroy us. Authority is what gives us the power to teach the doctrines of Christ no matter what other teachings comes against his word as we are Gods influence in the world as his Spirit works in us and through us to let that light of Christ shine out to the world. Never worry about the persecutions of this world as we might have to live in it, but are no longer a part of it and we must be about our Fathers business in all things.
Ephesians 6:11-13; Romans 12:2

 

[Brother Mike]

Fear of Satan gets in the way so often. Last night I ran across it again. In the ministry I am in I ministered to four people and one was having a problem with believing God because of fear. Anxiety was a problem. So I had Him ask the Lord by faith and listen to what the Lord told Him. We got Him to do that and what He heard the Lord tell Him was it was do to his fear. That was what the Lord told Him, not me. And it was to right. He felt insecure. He suffered from mood swings. And I run into this often. The solution is always the same. I explain that God loves them, and they are special to Him. We pray for there hearing and then we help them hear from the Lord for themselves.

Next to forgiveness, I think fear of or from Satan might be the biggest reason believer's often have trouble hearing from the Lord.

Heb 2: 14,15 ...He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, and might free those who through fear of death were subject to slavery all their lives.

We don't discuss this much, but this is a big problem.

Satan is a disobedient servant who did not even have enough sense to obey God. Powerless a big zero. There is nothing to fear from him, unless of course you believe what He says, then your screwed.

 

[Jim Parker]

There is a lot in the Bible about fearing God, only!

There are also several meanings for the word "fear."
It can mean, "to be afraid."
It can mean, "to hold in reverence."
It can mean, "to be in awe of."
It can mean, "to obey."
All those meanings come into play when we speak of the "fear of the Lord."

my 2 kopecks

iakov the fool

 

[GodsGrace]

Satan is a disobedient servant who did not even have enough sense to obey God. Powerless a big zero. There is nothing to fear from him, unless of course you believe what He says, then your screwed.

How could you say this when everything bad that happens to us comes from satan?

Does bad, or evil, come from God?

I believe satan has power. Every sin we commit is because of his influence. The battle we fight, we fight against him and his cohorts. We battle not with flesh and blood... He represents our battle.

What about sickness and disease? Does that come from God?

Yes. I do fear satan - not because of his lies which God has made me attuned to, but because we are living in HIS domain, he is the prince of the air and this is his home.

Wondering

 

[K2CHRIST]

There are also several meanings for the word "fear."
It can mean, "to be afraid."
It can mean, "to hold in reverence."
It can mean, "to be in awe of."
It can mean, "to obey."
All those meanings come into play when we speak of the "fear of the Lord."

my 2 kopecks

iakov the fool

Yes, It is important to think about what fearing God means to us. Fear is not synonymous with obey, but if we fear God we should be ready to obey. Yet a person gets to fearing Satan and that can also lead to obeying Satan, and we need to consider that with wisdom.

For example, there have been times when I tell people about hearing God and they have expressed a concern about it being the devil. To an extent that possibility needs to be considered, but is that seemingly instant concern a reasonable concern or is it a unreasonable concern from their fear of Satan? I often see this when I tell people about speaking in tongues. The fear is that they could be coming into agreement with Satan if they seek God for the gift of tongues. Is that a reasonable concern or an unreasonable concern that comes from fearing Satan instead of fearing God?

We need to ask ourselves; if we are 'holding in reverence God' if we are "in awe of God', if we are looking' to obey God' and his command to desire the gifts, because we have a fear of God, or are we are unknowingly 'in awe of Satan', 'holding a reverence for Satan', unknowingly' obeying the desire of Satan', all because we are fearing Satan and worrying about him instead of seeking God?

 

[Brother Mike]

How could you say this when everything bad that happens to us comes from satan?

Does bad, or evil, come from God?

I believe satan has power. Every sin we commit is because of his influence. The battle we fight, we fight against him and his cohorts. We battle not with flesh and blood... He represents our battle.

What about sickness and disease? Does that come from God?

Yes. I do fear satan - not because of his lies which God has made me attuned to, but because we are living in HIS domain, he is the prince of the air and this is his home.

Wondering

Satan should be forced to live in YOUR domain. God did not make earth for Satan, He made it for you. Satan has to listen to you, you don't have to listen to him.

Luk 10:19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
Luk 10:20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.

weapons will be formed against you (Isa 54:17) but we don't' cave in when we see the weapon, this is where believers fail, they fall apart when the weapon comes. The weapon presents itself in the form of physical evidence.

Mar 4:17 And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended.

Satan can only persecute the Word of God in your life. He has no other options because He can't get around someone standing, not moving on the scriptures. He is powerless against someone that won't be moved, He needs to convince the person that "Surely God did not say"

 

[Edward]

Satan is a little fish in a big pond. No Spirit filled Christian has anything to fear from him.

We are "in Christ", Christ is " in us"...who could be against us? (and prevail)...:yes

 

[GodsGrace]

Satan should be forced to live in YOUR domain. God did not make earth for Satan, He made it for you. Satan has to listen to you, you don't have to listen to him.

Luk 10:19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
Luk 10:20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.

weapons will be formed against you (Isa 54:17) but we don't' cave in when we see the weapon, this is where believers fail, they fall apart when the weapon comes. The weapon presents itself in the form of physical evidence.

Mar 4:17 And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended.

Satan can only persecute the Word of God in your life. He has no other options because He can't get around someone standing, not moving on the scriptures. He is powerless against someone that won't be moved, He needs to convince the person that "Surely God did not say"

Do you know anyone who has died from cancer?
He is powerless?

He should move into MY domain?
You mean he should come and live in the Kingdom of God?

Satan was already on the earth when Adam and Eve got put into the Garden.
Is he not here anymore?
Does he not tempt anymore?
Are you sinless and have no sickness?

I don't believe we are to give him any glory. We are not to wallow in the mire.
But the mire is here Brother Mike, and sometimes it gets all over us.

We are not to cave in when the weapon comes.
Do you know anyone who has died from cancer?

Wondering

 

[Brother Mike]

Do you know anyone who has died from cancer?
He is powerless?

He should move into MY domain?
You mean he should come and live in the Kingdom of God?

Satan was already on the earth when Adam and Eve got put into the Garden.
Is he not here anymore?
Does he not tempt anymore?
Are you sinless and have no sickness?

I don't believe we are to give him any glory. We are not to wallow in the mire.
But the mire is here Brother Mike, and sometimes it gets all over us.

We are not to cave in when the weapon comes.
Do you know anyone who has died from cancer?

Wondering

I am glad you understand we don't wrestle against flesh and blood, cancer is most definitely in the flesh and blood category.


My son was diagnosed with terminal cancer. In fact they did all they could and in just 8 days of intense chemo, bone marrow transplants I got the call my son would be dead that next morning on just day 9 of finding the cancer. They did everything humanly possible, and my son just did not respond to anything.

Cancer is just a weapon formed though, No weapon formed against us shall prosper. (Isa 54:17) Now the word is wrong, or folks are coming short, one or the other.

Joh 10:1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.

Jesus said the Kingdom of God is now here, in us. Satan had not been found guilty until after Adam came and God gave the earth to men, the Earth belongs to us, not the devil. Even though Satan is the god of this world, our kingdom of God is in us and not of this world. So not only is the earth not His but by theft, Satan has no business destroying our lives unless of course we listen and believe him.

Kingdom is not a place, it's the Greek female noun Word meaning to rule with or Rule with God, or enforce God's will, God's Word the way God wants it here.

As for sin, that brings the curse, but Jesus came to bore our punishment for what we deserved through that curse.

I do know folks who have died all kinds of ways, even cancer, but none of it's welcome in my house, nor any plague will come near my dwelling.

 

[JohnDB]

Satan?
Not even a blip on my radar screen.
But I do understand what you are talking about.
I was in New Orleans doing the tourist stuff. I stopped in the Catholic Church to look at the windows and doors and beautiful craftsmanship of the interior. I know what a lot of that stuff is symbolic of....and found it gorgeous.
We went into the little gift shop and they had all kinds of jewelry and pendants there and a description of what these saints were for...
And I began thinking that I might could use one... after all I seen them before being given to people for protection against all kinds of evils.
BUT
I then remembered that I am being watched by God himself. I don't need a saint...I got a Savior.

So...where I really don't fear or even think about Satan...I got a bigger and more pressing worry...me.
God is watching me. So with the scrutiny I am under I will mess up quick and easy and be under fire in a heartbeat. (God is triple holy)
Holy isn't static...it has a positive response to error/sin. So if I screw up I'm in trouble quick.

Sure I want to do the right thing... mostly...and it's that "mostly" part that gets me in trouble.

And if Peter and Paul can screw up... I'm much more likely to than they. And that part is scary.

 

[Brother Mike]

Satan is a little fish in a big pond. No Spirit filled Christian has anything to fear from him.

We are "in Christ", Christ is " in us"...who could be against us? (and prevail)...:yes

I know you speak from experience of lots of things coming against you, but if you shake the uncertainly, fear and doubt God may not come through, then we always have the victory over everything as you and I have found out.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but God delivers them out of............... some of them? When He is in a good mood? You you went sin free for 3 weeks in a row?

All of the afflictions!

 

[Edward]

Satan should be forced to live in YOUR domain. God did not make earth for Satan, He made it for you. Satan has to listen to you, you don't have to listen to him.

Luk 10:19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
Luk 10:20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.

weapons will be formed against you (Isa 54:17) but we don't' cave in when we see the weapon, this is where believers fail, they fall apart when the weapon comes. The weapon presents itself in the form of physical evidence.

Mar 4:17 And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended.

Satan can only persecute the Word of God in your life. He has no other options because He can't get around someone standing, not moving on the scriptures. He is powerless against someone that won't be moved, He needs to convince the person that "Surely God did not say"

Amen, Brother. This is spiritual war. The only way Satan can gain power is if we let him. In our mind (cast down those thoughts), in our fears (the most repeated phrase in scripture is fear not), and in our heart.

This is the whole, we're guilty of adultery if we lust within our heart thing. Same spiritual protocol. When (spiritual attack) thoughts, doubts, fears and unbelief come into mind, if we give it any credence at all within our hearts then we give the enemy access and authorization to act within our lives.

It amounts to a lack of faith when that happens. Reject it immediately and consciously (heartfully?) Choose to trust (have faith in) God. Then God has access and authority to act within our lives. It's our choice.

 

[GodsGrace]

I am glad you understand we don't wrestle against flesh and blood, cancer is most definitely in the flesh and blood category.


My son was diagnosed with terminal cancer. In fact they did all they could and in just 8 days of intense chemo, bone marrow transplants I got the call my son would be dead that next morning on just day 9 of finding the cancer. They did everything humanly possible, and my son just did not respond to anything.

Cancer is just a weapon formed though, No weapon formed against us shall prosper. (Isa 54:17) Now the word is wrong, or folks are coming short, one or the other.

Joh 10:1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.

Jesus said the Kingdom of God is now here, in us. Satan had not been found guilty until after Adam came and God gave the earth to men, the Earth belongs to us, not the devil. Even though Satan is the god of this world, our kingdom of God is in us and not of this world. So not only is the earth not His but by theft, Satan has no business destroying our lives unless of course we listen and believe him.

Kingdom is not a place, it's the Greek female noun Word meaning to rule with or Rule with God, or enforce God's will, God's Word the way God wants it here.

As for sin, that brings the curse, but Jesus came to bore our punishment for what we deserved through that curse.

I do know folks who have died all kinds of ways, even cancer, but none of it's welcome in my house, nor any plague will come near my dwelling.

I'm truly sorry to hear of your son Brother Mike. I truly am.

I know all the concepts you present up above. I've learned nothing new.
The fact that you repeat them does not help me any.
Here's why.

In a different thread you stated that if anyone is depressed it must be their fault because God is not where depression is. If I get pneumonia is that my fault too?

Now you're stating all of the above. So it makes me think that I must be a weak Christian because I'm not claiming the victory. Well, you know, claiming the victory is done every day that we're alive. Every day that we don't let satan get us down. Did you know that you could claim the victory Jesus won even when you're depressed? Difficult to understand unless you've tried it.

If we stare at the sun too long, we become blind. Satan loves when we're blind. You say no weapon formed against us will prosper. I see the weapons prospering. This doesn't mean I don't depend on God or that my faith is weak.
This means that I have a healthy respect for satan and for his capabilities.

Where do you suppose evil comes from? It must surely come from him, unless one wants to believe it originates with God. So if it comes from him, it would behoove us to know this. I like Philippians 4:8 - it's one of my favorite scriptures. Sometimes it doesn't work. It doesn't work because the other one is also here, ready and able to put his split hooves into everything.

So if the word is right, I MUST BE falling short. That's very encouraging Brother Mike. If you had said this to a new Christian there's a good chance you would have confused him and messed him up a bit. Luckily, I've been a Christian for about 40 years so you won't have this effect on me.

The bible also says that God will not tempt us beyond what we can bear. This sounds like we should never sin. Can you explain this please? I also should not have more in my life than I could bear to carry. Maybe sometimes I do. Is the Word wrong or am I falling short?

What you're doing is blaming ME if I get sick or have problems or face difficulty and feel badly about it because if I feel badly it means I'm falling short.

God gave the Garden to Man. At the end, man got kicked out into the world, where Eve would bear children in pain and Adam would have to toil. The Garden was not meant to have evil in it. Satan sneaked his way in. The outside world was satan's domain. That's precisely why Jesus said that the Kingdom of God can only be seen when we believe - because it's a spriritual Kingdom - it certainly is not present in any other form on this earth. If it were not for God stopping evil to completely take over, think what it would be like.

You say satan has no business destroying our lives unless we believe him. We could not believe him all we want to - he'll destroy anyway. He comes to lie, kill and destroy. He roams the earth seeking whom he will devour. We Christians are lucky because we are AWARE of this and can save ourselves from a lot.

But we will not save ourselves from everything.

I'm sorry I rambled on - I feel strongly about this.

Wondering

 

[GodsGrace]

Amen, Brother. This is spiritual war. The only way Satan can gain power is if we let him. In our mind (cast down those thoughts), in our fears (the most repeated phrase in scripture is fear not), and in our heart.

This is the whole, we're guilty of adultery if we lust within our heart thing. Same spiritual protocol. When (spiritual attack) thoughts, doubts, fears and unbelief come into mind, if we give it any credence at all within our hearts then we give the enemy access and authorization to act within our lives.

It amounts to a lack of faith when that happens. Reject it immediately and consciously (heartfully?) Choose to trust (have faith in) God. Then God has access and authority to act within our lives. It's our choice.

"Satan can only gain power if we let him."

Did we let him tear down houses and kill people in the last hurricane in the U.S.?
Was that up to US?
Did we have the power to stop it?

W

 

[Brother Mike]

I'm truly sorry to hear of your son Brother Mike. I truly am.

I know all the concepts you present up above. I've learned nothing new.
The fact that you repeat them does not help me any.
Here's why.

In a different thread you stated that if anyone is depressed it must be their fault because God is not where depression is. If I get pneumonia is that my fault too?

Where do you suppose evil comes from? It must surely come from him, unless one wants to believe it originates with God. So if it comes from him, it would behoove us to know this. I like Philippians 4:8 - it's one of my favorite scriptures. Sometimes it doesn't work. It doesn't work because the other one is also here, ready and able to put his split hooves into everything.

So if the word is right, I MUST BE falling short. That's very encouraging Brother Mike. If you had said this to a new Christian there's a good chance you would have confused him and messed him up a bit. Luckily, I've been a Christian for about 40 years so you won't have this effect on me.

The bible also says that God will not tempt us beyond what we can bear. This sounds like we should never sin. Can you explain this please? I also should not have more in my life than I could bear to carry. Maybe sometimes I do. Is the Word wrong or am I falling short?

What you're doing is blaming ME if I get sick or have problems or face difficulty and feel badly about it because if I feel badly it means I'm falling short.

You say satan has no business destroying our lives unless we believe him. We could not believe him all we want to - he'll destroy anyway. He comes to lie, kill and destroy. He roams the earth seeking whom he will devour. We Christians are lucky because we are AWARE of this and can save ourselves from a lot.

But we will not save ourselves from everything.

I'm sorry I rambled on - I feel strongly about this.

Wondering

Let's get some things clear.

1) My son is fine, the report from chicago memorial hospital said He would be dead. I believe they were good doctors, I believe they knew what they were talking about, I believe they did everything possible. With man though things can be impossible, not with God. After I hung up the phone with the report, it's still just a report. By faith the elders obtained a good report. (Heb 11:3) My son being dead is not a good report, and accepting a evil report did not work well for Israel, and it won't work well for us either.
I said, it's written devil, with Long Life My God will satisfy my son, and that settles it. I am not concerned at all and I told you once devil you had to let my son go the first day we learned of the cancer, it was settled then.

I settled this with the devil day one, The fact things just kept getting worse is not important, the report was not important, I did not pray again about it at all. I was not concerned about it, God said he would perfect that which concerns me (Psa 138:8)

That next morning I got a call from the wife, they could not find one cancer cell in my sons body, they did bone marrow and spinal tap, zero cancer. My medical report says "unexpected response to treatment" that is all it says.

So if the word is right, I MUST BE falling short. That's very encouraging Brother Mike. If you had said this to a new Christian there's a good chance you would have confused him and messed him up a bit. Luckily, I've been a Christian for about 40 years so you won't have this effect on me.

The bible also says that God will not tempt us beyond what we can bear. This sounds like we should never sin. Can you explain this please? I also should not have more in my life than I could bear to carry. Maybe sometimes I do. Is the Word wrong or am I falling short?

What you're doing is blaming ME if I get sick or have problems or face difficulty and feel badly about it because if I feel badly it means I'm falling short.

I like Philippians 4:8 - it's one of my favorite scriptures. Sometimes it doesn't work. It doesn't work because the other one is also here, ready and able to put his split hooves into everything.

Heb_4:1 Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.

You give your own answer here............. "sometimes the Word of God does not work, Satan is stronger."

The best thing I can do is blame you, you need to drop the pride because it certainly is not God's fault, and the Word has never failed anyone. We come short, not God, Not His Word, Not his ability, Not his willingness to help and get involved. We come short, always.

The wise man built his house on a rock, the flood hit both houses. One man did not take heed to what Jesus said, both men heard the same things. The flood was a major inconvenience to both men, power went out for days, yard flooded, Neither could leave to go to the store, but One house scripture said could not even be shaken.

Your in charge of your house, it's on you what you want to receive. When it looks like I had my faith not working, I go to God and ask him where I am missing it, what am I doing wrong, show me. It never occurs to me it's not my fault.

God will not allow you to be tempted more than you can bare, but I already answered this with David.

 

[Brother Mike]

"Satan can only gain power if we let him."

Did we let him tear down houses and kill people in the last hurricane in the U.S.?
Was that up to US?
Did we have the power to stop it?

W

I stopped a tornado that was about to run over the top of me, I have covenant with God and the power of the name of Jesus. Why would you want to stop Satan from destroying his own? We don't have that right or authority over them, if we did, then all the kids in America would be safe, well fed, and not neglected because I would pray that. The child is sanctified by the believing parent though, and even christian parents are full of unbelief.

 

[Brother Mike]

Amen, Brother. This is spiritual war. The only way Satan can gain power is if we let him. In our mind (cast down those thoughts), in our fears (the most repeated phrase in scripture is fear not), and in our heart.

This is the whole, we're guilty of adultery if we lust within our heart thing. Same spiritual protocol. When (spiritual attack) thoughts, doubts, fears and unbelief come into mind, if we give it any credence at all within our hearts then we give the enemy access and authorization to act within our lives.

It amounts to a lack of faith when that happens. Reject it immediately and consciously (heartfully?) Choose to trust (have faith in) God. Then God has access and authority to act within our lives. It's our choice.

Amen, the best thing a person can do when something tragic immediately springs on them is say, "My God will make a way, I am not moved by these things, He delivers me out of all affiliations without fail. Now, Father, I am not figuring things out, I don't care the why, if I be anything not perfect minded about, you promised to reveal it to me, and I will change it right away, otherwise, I thank you ahead of time for the victory over this situation."

we don't always know the reasons behind everything, but I do know it's just temporary, and I always get the victory over all things.