The Enemy Part 1 Satan

From the beginning of the human race Satan has been our biggest enemy out there. From Adam and Eve, to us, and until the end where he is thrown is the Lake of Fire. Satan being the biggest enemy out there, he is the "Father of lies".
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Think Of It This Way On How To Defeat Satan:
-Satan was made a snake so we could stomp on him, just be careful he doesn't strike back.

Remember:
James 1:12-18
“Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him. Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death.
Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.”
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Even though Satan tempts us, tells God of our past sins (yes every one we've committed), and tries to do all that he can to separate us from the fold of God we know as John 10:14-17 says, “I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. And I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd. For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it up again.”
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For me it's been a difficult fight because Satan knows I belong to Christ and that scares him, now it may or not be the same for you (or what I mean to say is it may or may not be evident to you.) my point is, it's a spiritual warfare for your soul. (The battle is already won, but it still holds on to the fragments of time).
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James 4:6-10
“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double- minded. Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.”

I'll be straight up with you, this verse has helped me remember over my little struggle, because if you've read my last post you'll know that Satan was tempting me to do something really bad. So I resisted the Devil and it makes a world of difference because I trusted in Jesus and He delivered me.
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Death and Sin have lost there grip on us! I understand sometimes the battle is hard when Satan temps us and we are burdened by the mistakes of our past... it's hard to let go of the mistakes. Also forgive; forgiveness breaks the chains!
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Stop Satan:
When it comes right down to it Christ says; “love your enemies” well Satan is a different kind of enemy. See we are tempted everyday to do something that can either be used to glorify God or to turn us to sin. I know we can't help but to sin because of it being of our human nature, but as I talked about in Bible Study was to extend grace. So next time you're tempted turn it to grace, even being angry; grace. When you are tempted to do something read your Bible, give the things that can tempt you to do wrong; push them away and lastly surrender. Surrender to God stops Satan because anything good and right makes him turn.
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We are Christians:
The name Christians means little Christ's. So remember you are daily being conformed to the image of Christ. Thought trial and error, confusion, chaos, stress, anxiety, depression, joy, and all the other things. Best part is Christ has been though everything we're going though right now! Maybe not sin, but He knows right where we are and is ready to shield us.
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Isaiah 43
“Israel's Only Savior
But now thus says the Lord,
he who created you, O Jacob,
he who formed you, O Israel:
“Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by name, you are mine.
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;
when you walk through fire you shall not be burned,
and the flame shall not consume you.
For I am the Lord your God,
the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.
I give Egypt as your ransom,
Cush and Seba in exchange for you.
Because you are precious in my eyes,
and honored, and I love you,
I give men in return for you,
peoples in exchange for your life.
Fear not, for I am with you;
I will bring your offspring from the east,
and from the west I will gather you.
I will say to the north, Give up,
and to the south, Do not withhold;
bring my sons from afar
and my daughters from the end of the earth,
everyone who is called by my name,
whom I created for my glory,
whom I formed and made.”
Bring out the people who are blind, yet have eyes,
who are deaf, yet have ears!
All the nations gather together,
and the peoples assemble.
Who among them can declare this,
and show us the former things?
Let them bring their witnesses to prove them right,
and let them hear and say, It is true.
“You are my witnesses,” declares the Lord,
“and my servant whom I have chosen,
that you may know and believe me
and understand that I am he.
Before me no god was formed,
nor shall there be any after me.
I, I am the Lord,
and besides me there is no savior.
I declared and saved and proclaimed,
when there was no strange god among you;
and you are my witnesses,” declares the Lord, “and I am God.
Also henceforth I am he;
there is none who can deliver from my hand;
I work, and who can turn it back?”
Thus says the Lord,
your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:
“For your sake I send to Babylon
and bring them all down as fugitives,
even the Chaldeans, in the ships in which they rejoice.
I am the Lord, your Holy One,
the Creator of Israel, your King.”
Thus says the Lord,
who makes a way in the sea,
a path in the mighty waters,
who brings forth chariot and horse,
army and warrior;
they lie down, they cannot rise,
they are extinguished, quenched like a wick:
“Remember not the former things,
nor consider the things of old.
Behold, I am doing a new thing;
now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?
I will make a way in the wilderness
and rivers in the desert.
The wild beasts will honor me,
the jackals and the ostriches,
for I give water in the wilderness,
rivers in the desert,
to give drink to my chosen people,
the people whom I formed for myself
that they might declare my praise.
“Yet you did not call upon me, O Jacob;
but you have been weary of me, O Israel!
You have not brought me your sheep for burnt offerings,
or honored me with your sacrifices.
I have not burdened you with offerings,
or wearied you with frankincense.
You have not bought me sweet cane with money,
or satisfied me with the fat of your sacrifices.
But you have burdened me with your sins;
you have wearied me with your iniquities.
“I, I am he
who blots out your transgressions for my own sake,
and I will not remember your sins.
Put me in remembrance; let us argue together;
set forth your case, that you may be proved right.
Your first father sinned,
and your mediators transgressed against me.
Therefore I will profane the princes of the sanctuary,
and deliver Jacob to utter destruction
and Israel to reviling.”