Divided

 "Any Kingdom divided against itself is laid waste" Matthew 12: 25

Ever had one of those days where it felt like the world was a huge rock and you were underneath it? A time where the lies of the enemy screamed louder than the promises of God? Maybe the lies were not louder, but you just chose to listen to one over the other?

I've had those times. Unfortunately more times than I want to admit. I know what the Bible promises me as His child. I believe what the Bible claims yet how often do I align myself with the enemy's version of my current situation?  

One of the most effective strategies the enemy of our souls uses is division. He uses it to destroy a community, a nation, a world. Satan divides us by race, religion, denomination. He never brings unity and peace.  Subtle but divisive strife is his ammo.   

Satan doesn't just use this tactic outwardly in community. He uses it within as well. If we believe just for a moment his lies we are being sliced and diced on the inside. Our thinking is not as a kingdom citizen. It is not according to the King but now according to the prince of darkness. This now beings a division within the mind. May seem trivial but its implications are huge.

As Jesus declared in Matthew 12, a kingdom divided against itself is laid waste.  This reminds me , sadly, of how many times I've sided with Satan. When I have entertained falsehoods about myself, I have aligned myself with the enemy.  Destruction from within begins! 

Maybe you've done this too. Allowed the lies that whisper,  " You're never going to be good enough to..... You might as well quit because. you are a hopeless case..."  

James speaks of the double minded man.(Ja 1: 8) This man's prayers will not be answered because he is torn between unbelief and faith. It is a dividing of a mans heart, soul and mind. Instead of being solely focused in faith on God he is torn away by lies and distractions. Division!  Listening to the lies brings division and makes us double minded. We can not walk by the Spirit and by the flesh at the same time. We will not live by truth while walking in  a fog of falsehood. 

Join me today in renouncing the lies of the devil. Let us purpose in our hearts that we will not allow Satan to divide us corporately nor individually. Every true believer is the temple of the Holy Spirit . God is not into time shares! May Jesus and Him alone receive our undivided love and attention!