\n<\/em>A very important key to being able to resist and remain self-controlled under Satan’s attacks is to be firmly rooted in God’s Word.<\/h2>\nIf we nurture our relationship with The Lord through Prayer and His Word, it will help us see things from God’s perspective and be a defense against the devil.<\/h2>\nThe Church is meant to be a haven for believers, and a living and breathing manifestation of the presence of Christ.\u00a0 His strength is fatal to Satan, and the power we get from Him through faith helps us to resist and stand firm against Satan’s attacks.<\/h2>\nSatan tries to isolate us from God, because he knows that on our own we don’t stand a chance of defeating his efforts to mislead us.<\/h2>\nWhen we get overconfident, and rely too much on ourselves, we don’t see the danger coming, and become an easy target for evil.<\/h2>\nThe Devil is never to be feared more than when he comes in disguise.\u00a0 The angels of darkness can make themselves appear as angels of light in order to deceive us.<\/h2>\nSatan tries to use the influences of the world- sins the world has come to accept- to infiltrate our minds and lead us gradually away.\u00a0 If this happens, then the ordinary things become the things that order your life\u009d.<\/h2>\nSatan and the forces of evil have never been more prevalent than they are today.\u00a0 This has happened because Christianity is becoming less popular.\u00a0 The mass rise of apostasy, those who once believed but then fell away is a central cause.\u00a0 Also, three barriers that once held firm between the devil and us have been breached.\u00a0 They are; 1) Social order, that is, good government and laws and justice, whose purpose is to keep a lid on evil.\u00a0 2) Moral order, that is, the sanctity of family and marriage.\u00a0 3) The Church, that is, the Holy ground and Holy things of God.\u00a0 These barriers still stand, but the sin of the world has broken through all three, giving the devil openings to get in easier.<\/h2>\n
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