Team Talk
Who I am in Christ
Chapter Five - Your Opponent
In Ephesians 6:12 it is written. “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the
rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual
forces of evil in the heavenly realms.”
The devil knows your weaknesses. He knows your need for love. To feel accepted, to be chosen, to be
seen, to feel that you have worth. To feel like you matter.
He knows all the plans that God has for your life. And he also knows his own fate.
He has one objective. “To steal, kill and destroy”. He knows that if he steals your identity, confuses
you through idolatry, struggles and tribulations, he will slowly be able to kill you and destroy every
good gift God has planned for you. He knows that if he blinds you, he can steal your inheritance.
He crushes your heart. He breaks your spirit and always try to steal your dreams.
So how can you overcome him and fight him off ?
Well, it’s a new day. Jesus has stepped in and placed you under New Management. He came so that we
can “have life and have it abundantly”.
Jesus never promised that your life will be without trouble, pain or tribulation, but He promised to
always be there for you. To walk with you. To walk you through whatever you might face.
Now we have to equip ourselves for the battle and pray for holy vindication. You need to be ready to
receive seven fold what the enemy has stolen from you. You need to design a game plan. Someone
once said that victory never comes by accident.
God’s Word equips us to know the truth. You need to educate yourself. Study the Bible.
Clothe yourselves daily with the full armour of God.
Ephesians 6:14-18 – “ Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the
breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of
peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of
the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of
God; praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all
perseverance and supplication for all the saints.”
Our mind set, which is how you think and feel about things is very important. It can put stumbling
blocks in your way that you need to overcome.
The battle field is the mind. If the enemy can plant that lie and make you believe it, he knows he has
won. You feel unloved, unworthy, unforgiven.
It’s never too late for you to turn your life around. It’s never too late to start believing God’s Word.
To believe His Promises. He meant them for you and for me. For all of us. We are His children and
what He does for one, He does for all. He shows no favouritism. He is a fair, just and righteous God.
Ester 4:14 - “You were born for a time like this!”
Don’t believe the devil’s lies. Don’t listen to Him. Know your true worth in the eyes of your
Heavenly Father. Ask God to protect you from the lies of the enemy.
Extract from Who I am in Christ by Stella Ashworth
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