Bait and Victory

www.TheDavidAlliance.com 

 

TDAgiantslayer@gmail.com 

 

webstix.com Tony Herman - the coolest cat on the net

 

If you are going to fish you use worms or minnows

If you are hunting deer you use salt blocks, apples etc…

If you are Trapping fox, wolves etc… you use snared live bait 

If you are duck hunting you use a blind and a duck call…

But if I am hunting you… what do I use?

 

You are under attack… 

Level 1 know what is at stake: Gods best for you, his perfect will! For you to make an eternal difference in this world. 

Level 2 of spiritual warfare… know how to defeat you. (what are your weaknesses?) 

Level 3 know that no attack might be satan’s best attack… you just float through life, no real ups no real downs… and most likely because you are not trying to live up to your full Godly potential… but once you start- watch out. 

Level 4 you know how to be prepared and how to stand the attack. 

 

1 Peter 5:8 Be sober [well balanced and self-disciplined], be alert and cautious at all times. That enemy of yours, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion [fiercely hungry], seeking someone to devour.

 

*this is saying have a plan and be ready to be attacked! 

DO YOU HAVE A PLAN?

 

Eph. 6:10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 

Scheme: a predetermined proven method of trickery or evil to mess you up. 

 

16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 

 

Arrows - missiles - specific targets for your specific weakness’s. 

 

If I were satan how would I try you?

So here is what we learn from asking ourselves that question.

 -  My weakness: arrogance, stubbornness, over protecting those I love, lack of patience,

DON’T TEST ME ON DRUGS, PORN, MONEY, POWER ETC… These are not my weaknesses.

 -  My missiles would hit my marriage (having to always be right) they would attack my ministry by preaching and treating people harshly with out compassion (due to a lack of patience), You would attack my family relationships and want me to give up caring about some people in my family… because I am arrogant and know I am right… and I just might be right… but the attitude is still wrong.

  -  My plan: Ask my friends and my family to call me on these issues. My great friend Scott about 2 years ago on a cycle ride pulled me to the side one night and corrected me on my attitude… I have asked him to do that because I trust him. My other great friend Elijah has quite a few times called me on my chippy attitude and pointed out a lack of patience in relationships. 

Finally ask my family (especially my wife and my father and yes sometimes my boys) to get into my business.

  - Finally ask yourself am I deceived? And ask your team… am I deceived? 

  - Daily ask God to reveal to you your foibles!