Opening the Door for The Enemy

Ephesians 6:12, For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. 

I believe we are are culpable in opening the door for the enemy to step in our lives at one point or another. In my case I have held the door for him a time or two. What I am seeing now is the enemy is feeding, someone who opened that door, pure mean spirited and destructive roars into an already volatile and tender situation. I pray as hard as possible for relief and he finds a hole in the armor every time. God wants to help us plug those holes so the enemy has no power. Ephesians 6:14, Stand therefore [hold your ground], having tightened the belt of truth around your loins and having put on the breastplate of integrity and of moral rectitude and right standing with God. 

Sin is sin, yet once revealed we tend to want details about the exact nature of the sin. This is Pandora's box. Once the sin has been revealed the details are of no consequence...except to the enemy. See being the sneaky patient being that he is, he prays on our need for details. Its a human trait and one that the enemy know how to exploit. Psalm 142:3, In the way wherein I walked have they privily [secretly] laid a snare for me." As an example, when I were to explain to my wife how I accomplished something, she never wanted to know the details. Yet with my sin she takes any morsel she can obtain. This is not God feeding this fever pitched hunt as the details breathe death. This is where the quote "the Devil is in the details" stems from.  Remember that reliving these details is like a poison, causing the hurt of the offense to be relived over and over. Now these attacks only come when a some headway has been made. Some immediately after the headway has been made. Now how is that explained? No one is immune to this type of attack or behavior, especially when an offense was the catalyst. Someone opened the door for the enemy to pose doubt or question, either then or earlier and he chose then to spring the trap. Be careful not to get caught in this trap, it is easier to do then you think. In Jeremiah 18:22, "For they have dug a pit to capture me and hidden snares for my feet." In this scripture Jeremiah is referring to the "men of Judah" and saying, "Some who call themselves children of God are out to ensnare me. They want to destroy the testimony God has given to me!"

You must first, draw a line in the sand and understand that the sin has been revealed and no matter what attack comes, you do not care to know the exact details. I know enough to forgive and move forward in a Godly way, in a Loving way (1 John 4:8, Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.) I choose to forgive not relive. I keep remembering the statement God put eyes in front of our heads for a reason, so that we look forward not back. So when the enemy rears himself, stop give it to God and do not take the bait. This is something you must practice for it to happen. It will work and God will take it and protect you in return. Do not feed the lion, choose that he will not devour you or your relationship anymore. This is YOUR choice and no one else. Remember we can choose life or death, i pray we all choose life as Jesus gave the ultimate sacrifice so we had the ability to choose. Do not squander what has been bought and paid for. John 3:16, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

Lets Pray: Father God, Thank You for your son Jesus Christ and for giving Him up in the ultimate sacrifice. Father we praise you fro all that you do in our lives. Father God we ask that you use your shield to keep the enemy at bay, yet when he rears his head that You smite him immediately and stop his roar Father. We know that he is cunning, but we also know You can see all of his tricks. Lord prepare us so that we may also recognize his bait Father. Let no one else be hurt, by sins already revealed and forgiven Lord. Show Your overwhelming mercy on those who have opened the door for the enemy and teach them to slam the door now. Father we ask all of this in your sweet sons name, Jesus...AMEN