Before we start, if there are words with the letter 'D' missing its because its having a mood today and refusing to work properly.
My favourite cartoons are Tom an Jerry and Wil E Coyote and roadrunner... I just love them. Old school cartoons are the best ones. Basically, all that happens is either Tom or Wil E Coyote will do anything and everything to kill Jerry or Roadrunner. They'll set up traps, trick them, con them, chase them, throw things, make fake female versions of them to attract them which is always a bomb, aaanything... the two predators are only focussed on one thing... Kill.
The whole idea of something wanting to kill something else so badly is scarily real. This is what we are all involved in...
If God is love, life, happiness... the great things about life, then surely at the opposite end of the scale there is hatred, death and sorrow, logical right? yeah. Well, those things are characteristics of the fallen angel we call Satan/Lucifer/the Devil. He doesn't really deal in the positive... its not his thing...
The devil wants to kill you. He HATES God, you, Jesus, Christians, the Church, the Holy Spirit, positivity, freedom, forgiveness, health... He HATES IT. And, like Tom and Wil E Coyote will do anything he can to kill those things. Be aware... The devil walks and prowls around like a roaring lion, just waiting for someone to devour... (1 Peter 8:5)
He doesn't like you... Satan does not like anyone, not even the people who worship him, he wishes they would die. You are made in the image of God, the beautiful, glorious image of God... carrying life giving light, Satan wants you to go dim, to get dirty, and tries to convince you that you are ugly. He's the father of lies... He'll lie so much he'll contradict his own lies.
Which one do you want to be with; The Father of lights of the Father of lies?
If someone is trying to attack or kill you, your body has 2 responses... fight or flight. Any guys reading this will be like 'oh yeah, i'd fight back.' (we'll get around to that). Basically, physically, your body is fuelled with adrenaline as soon as a stressful situation is at hand (being attacked etc) and that either makes you lash out and fight off the attacker, or you will run and due to adrenaline being pumped around your body like its going out of fashion, you will be able to run pretty dam fast. The body is pretty clever. The same thing applies with when the devil is trying to kill you and attacking you... you have two choices... fight or flight. You know what you need to do in each situation...
Fighting: Fighting takes energy. A lot of it. If you've ever play fought you will know how much energy it takes outta you... only last night I was in battle with 3 of my best friends involving 2 sofa's about 20 cushions and a water bottle... after roughly 15 minutes we were exhausted. We'd raised the temperature in the room by like double. We were shattered. Fighting requires lots of strength, determination, and the guts to finish what you started.
(James 4:7) Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you
Sometimes you have to fight to get victory over certain things, you can't always run away. What do you fight with? Its the devil, he's not standing in front of you, you can't just pick up a weapon and kill him... Lifting weights an bench pressing to get massive arms isn't gonna help you fight Satan... Nope, Jesus is... Jesus is the best fighter I know, he won EVERY fight he had... (he wasn't a brawler, he fought smart...) Jesus stood on the promises of the Father and the truth... He used his words as weapons against Satan. Remember, Satan is the Father of LIES, meaning the TRUTH is an opposition. You are to fight with the weapons Jesus provided you with... the Sword of the spirit. You need to be ready for a fight... in the right attire... Ephesians 6 is your wardrobe. Helmet of Salvation. Breastplate of Righteousness. Belt of Truth. Boots of Peace. Shield of Faith. Sword of the Spirit. Get it on. DO NOT ENGAGE IN ANY FORM OF WARFARE IF YOU AREN'T DRESSED PROPERLY. YOU WILL GET BEATEN. We're not always called to fight though... sometimes... we gotta...
Flight: first of all... Guys; Running away from a fight is not losing. Don't let anything else convince you otherwise. "It takes a real man to walk away from a fight." is a saying I grew up on, due to being bullied I was often in confrontations at school... The guys were always bigger than me, I knew that I'd come out worse if I threw a punch so I used my common sense, the brain God gave me, and walked away. Keeping my dignity, my respect an my face in tact. Oh, girls aren't usually impressed by guys fighting... just sayin...
AAANYWAYSS.... Running away from Satan is not something the weak ones of the bunch do, God has provided a way of escape in every situation the devil brings your way... God is sometimes calling you to run... He's shouting "RUN RUN RUN!" He knows whats best for you, so just do it.
Once Satan is in your face shouting "I'm gonna kill you, this is the end of you, God doesn't love you, you aren't really saved!" you have the choice of believing him (don't do that, seriously, don't. You are far too amazing and wonderful to have any lie like that anywhere near you) or you can turn around, turn your face up and speak to your Father.. "Dad... that bully is getting at me again. Can you sort him out please? Can I stand behind you and you take him on?" The answer will be YES. Because thats how great our father is. Watch Satan shake as your Fathers light penetrates the cold darkness.
(Romans 16:20) The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of
our Lord Jesus be with you
Fight or flight. You know what you need to do in each one. Don't worry that if you start a fight you're stuck in there... If you faced up to the devil and you begin to struggle, look to your left, your right, behind you, above you, somewhere that way of escape is still there. God is watching you, cheering you on, Jesus is stood behind you making sure you don't get KO'd. And the angels are watching in awe as you act like the Child of God you are.
But, fighting is a way to overcoming... not the only way... a way.
Wow, God really just wanted unload a lot there. Sorry its a bit beefy, well, no I'm not sorry, its the word of God, its juicy and good for you... Juicy and beef in the same sentence... oh yeah. But as usual, don't try to digest it all in one, there's a lot of stuff there I've learnt over a good few years... take your time. And remember Ephesians 6 is your wardrobe. On the note of juicy beef, I'm gonna go eat.
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(Revelation 20:10) And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of
burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be
tormented day and night for ever and ever
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