December 7, 2025, the 341st day of 2025
Beware of Sneak Attacks
Nothing is as simple as it seems. And yet some of the hardest problems have the simplest answers. The main answer to everything is ... View MoreDecember 7, 2025, the 341st day of 2025
Beware of Sneak Attacks
Nothing is as simple as it seems. And yet some of the hardest problems have the simplest answers. The main answer to everything is first to pray, seeking God's face in all things.
It should be obvious, especially for Christians, but it is easy for people to fret first and pray when all else fails. That is a bad habit to fall into. It is much better to pray first.
Even though there are so many blessings in the Christmas season, there are also issues with making the time to spend with all the people we want to spend time with and who want to spend time with us.
If we realize that family, friendship and fellowship matters to God, then we would add prayers to our concerns about making and keeping relationships.
For every glorious blessing that would uplift our spirit and bring a smile to our soul, the enemy has an attack to counter it.
Anything that matters to God in any season I just assume will be a challenge because we are in Spiritual Warfare. And Satan does not take off for the Holidays, he actually ramps up his attacks then, and his minions are out in force.
And their attacks will look so unlike warfare that we can miss them as attacks if we are not on the lookout.
If we are not careful we will just find ourselves too busy, and it will slip our mind that we wanted to catch back up with one another during this time.
It is no coincidence that we will suddenly remember when it is too late, and we would disturb them. So, we put it off again, and forget again, if we are not proactive in prayer about it.
Satan hates anything to do with joy, gratitude, contentment, uplifting fellowship, good whole fun, sharing our gifts and our time and so much more that can be brought out in this season.
But the Devil knows that it doesn't take much to get us off track--a little push to overtax our energy, some rude people pushing and shoving, the feeling of envy when there are things we want to give, but we cannot really afford that we pass by, or go into debt for.
Add a dash of misunderstanding, a pinch of hurt feelings, and some added stress to the mix.
Next add to an already busy schedule, blend in a sense of being overwhelmed and a sprinkle of loneliness and we have a recipe for disaster. The attack is then set to cause heartache, even if only a few of Satan's arrows hit their mark.
Being ignorant of this makes for many people dreading a time that should fill us with such a sense of gratitude that it spills out all around us.
To know that the enemy will use this time against as many people as possible, will help prepare us for his onslaught not only against us, but those we love. And we will wisely be prepared to fight against it wherever it is seen!
Stay strong! The Devil never takes off, but be of good cheer, neither does God!
NAN
