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Conflicts Of Life.

In life there will always be conflicts. If it's coming from outside, you will stand and resist it, Satan knows that. So, he will use those close to you, in a very subtle way, where if you aren't sensitive in the spirit, you will fall for his manipulations.

I will use examples in the scriptures to illustrate my point;
Satan, used the serpent to get through to Eve; Eve, to Adam. The target has always been the head. But see the process, at which Satan accomplishes his aim.
Another example, is between Simon Peter and Jesus Christ: obviously Simon loves Jesus, likewise, Jesus love Simon. But in Matthew 16:13-19, after Jesus had asked about, what people think about His personality; and the disciples gave the public opinion and theirs; it was Simon, by the Spirit of God, that answered correctly. Yet, just a couple of verse later, Matthew 16:21-23 to be precise. After Jesus had told them about the next phase of His ministry; Satan snicked in on Simon, and began to rebuke Jesus, saying, "... Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee." verse 22. This sound reasonable, after hearing about what the next phase of Jesus's ministry holds. You'd think Peter words were words of compassion(he may be sincere); but they were Satan empowered words, trying to halt the next phase. Jesus knowing it roots, rebuked Satan out of Simon Peter. My question is, what about if Jesus had kept quiet because He didn't want to hurt Peter's feeling? A lot could've gone wrong.
We saw it in Adam and the fall. Adam could've questioned Eve and rebuked her, but he didn't. Probably, he didn't want to hurt her feeling.
We shouldn't be led by feelings, but by the Spirit of God. It's the subtle way Satan attack believers, he comes through the people we love, and because we don't want to hurt them, we give in to their demands; unknowingly, give in to the will of the enemy in the process. You see how Adam's error led to the suffering of humanity today. Those little mistakes, can put generations in bondage. Be Spirit led. Don't be afraid of conflict.

Jesus is Lord!

Mark Enahoro

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