In spiritual warfare, the secret is to pray

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Luís Alberto Alves

The best defense is attack. It is nothing new that God's servants are targets of darkness. If you are persecuted by the Enemy, it is because you are bothering hell. Does anyone kick a rabid dog while it's alive? However, if he is dead, people will even step on his head.

Be glad that Satan torments you. You are pleasing God, his commandments, and you fight to go live in Heaven. He is not a chubby Christian, who in each place acts in a way to please everyone. Jesus himself said, in Matthew 6/24, that it is not possible to please two masters. In this world we either please the darkness or the light, there is no middle ground.

Spiritual warfare lesson: when you are being bombarded by the devil, try to pray. The enemy used images of women to put thoughts of adultery and prostitution into your mind and heart; try to pray for the person the devil is using to attack you. She could be a colleague at work, at school, a neighbor or even someone from the church where you attend.

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This tip applies to women too, when the devil puts sinful desires in your heart, thoughts that you married the wrong man, someone who deserves to be kicked out of your life, or the desire to commit adultery with a co-worker, a neighbor, a college, church or anyone you meet on the street.

The secret to winning this war is to pray for this someone Satan is placing in your mind and heart. Pray asking that Jesus Christ free, convert and save that life, that the Lord rebuke the unclean spirit that is using that person to try to remove him from the Lord's paths.

If you know the person's name, say their name so that Satan and his demons use it at that moment to lead you into error. Remember that prayer needs to have a target. It shouldn't be something empty. Pray using the Word of God. As it is written in Psalm 18, verse 3: “I call on the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies.”

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Never forget that demons are our enemies. There is no good devil as some religions preach. And in this prayer name the evil spirit that is confronting you. Do it like this: “I cry out to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies, from the spirits of prostitution who are using (name the person) to try to remove me from their ways, from the spirits of robbery, who are trying to induce me to do something that the Lord condemns.”

“I cry out to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies, from the spirits of vice, to which I was a slave in the past, from the spirits of infirmities, which attack my body to make me weak in faith, from the spirits of strife, which makes me not have a good relationship with anyone, from the spirits of oppression, which at all times pressure me to abandon you, Lord.”

As I said, the secret of this battle is for you to attack what came to confront you. Listen to lots of praise, preferably those of the Christian harp, whose lyrics are very spiritual so that you remain in the presence of the Lord. Avoid legalities. There is no point praying in a spiritual war and then running to the computer or cell phone and continuing to see what the Lord is not pleased with. Acting like this is like a dog that comes back to eat its own vomit.

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If you are the target of spirits of prostitution, try to guard your mind. Don't give the devil any room. The enemy will try to place other people in front of you, but try to avoid places where the presence of these evil spirits is visible. For example, you are at a gym. Don't stay near the place, where there is a large presence of women in provocative clothes, highlighting the curves of their bodies. Women do the same in relation to men.

If the devil has decided to attack you with spirits of vice, try to stay away from tables in bars and restaurants, where your colleagues will be drinking alcoholic beverages, as is written in the Psalm in verse 1, of Psalms 1: “Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, neither stand in the way of sins, nor sit in the seat of scorners.” Stay away from places where there are drugs, drinks and gambling, especially for those who have been slaves to games worth money.

The secret to your victory is to remain prayerful and vigilant. When David killed Goliath, he took the sword and cut off the giant's head, preventing any kind of reaction. You prayed for the person the enemy used to attack you, don't make the mistake of staying by their side. Prayed to rebuke spirit of theft, do not keep the company of thieves. The weapon to defeat the devil is prayer, but know the reason for your prayer. Target.

Luís Alberto Alves is a pastor