Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Who's the Enemy in Our Relationships?

When we're hurt by and/or angry with another person, we often forget who the real enemy is. We easily get deceived into thinking the other person is the enemy.

There is an enemy. He wants to destroy both us and the other person with every fiber of his being. Satan, the prince of this world, is our real enemy. But we forget that.

Not knowing who the real enemy is condemns us right up front to fight a losing battle. Why? Because we're fighting the wrong person with the wrong weapons. Once we get the real enemy right, we can fight effectively with a whole different strategy and a whole different armament. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of this world (see 2 Corinthians 10:4). This was brought home beautifully in the movie “War Room” which I highly recommend and strongly encourage everyone to see.

So pray with me: Lord, we repent this day for wrongly thinking ________ is the enemy. (Fill the blank for you.) They aren't the enemy, Lord, they are just a hurting person like me that you love. We acknowledge our true enemy is Satan and we ask you Lord for your strategy against him in this situation. Help me be a blessing to them even when they aren't to me.

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