May 7, 2008
To succeed in life,
I must become more and more comfortable with the reality that my successful walk
with God is inevitably going to polarize some people against me, and that this
fact will just have to be one of the prices I pay for following the Lord.
20 FACTS ABOUT YOUR ENEMIES:
2.
Jesus instructed His disciples to anticipate enemies (Mt 10:16).
3.
Jesus warned His disciples ahead of time that certain men would become their
enemies (Mt 10:17,18).
4.
You should never disclose publicly the amount of any damage done by your enemy.
5.
An uncommon enemy will require uncommon wisdom to overcome.
6.
Overcoming your enemy is the key to your rewards (Rev 3:5,12).
7.
You will always have an enemy (Mt 10:22).
8.
Your enemy is anyone unhappy over your progress (Ezra 4:5, 23, 24).
9.
Your enemy is a door, not a wall, to your next season (Job 42:10).
10.
Anything good automatically has an enemy.
11.
When you discover your assignment, you will discover your enemy.
12.
When God completes a season in your life, he may harden the heart of an enemy
toward you that will help boot kick you into the next season of your life.
13.
Your enemy will attempt to drag you into unnecessary conflict which promise
little or no rewards.
14.
Loving your enemies will create great rewards.
15.
Your enemy is often ignorant of your past victories, which makes them vulnerable
and unprepared for you.
16.
You should expect to win every battle against your enemy.
17.
The Holy Spirit will teach you the principles of spiritual warfare against your
enemy.
18.
You will never outgrow having enemies - you must simply learn how to fight God's
way.
19.
Your enemy will never seek to understand you, but only to discredit you.
20.
Your enemy is a natural and necessary part of your life (John 15:18-21).
Some
in your life that were once friends will become your enemies. This is just a
harsh reality of human existence. There is no way to insulate yourself from this
human experience. But God's Word does offer ways to overcome this experience.
Withdrawal won't work. Denial won't work. Quitting won't work. Bitterness won't
work. Refusal to ever trust anyone again won't work. The only thing that will
work is to apply the principles of God's Word and to work your way through it
with God's help.
May
God help us all to come to the truth, and see even our enemies as blessings in
disguise. Like it or not we will have enemies, so now what are we going to do
about them?
Darrel
Mason