The Battle In The Mind

The more sensitive you become to the Truth, the more sensitive you are to discerning lies.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Ephesians chapter 6:

11  Put on God’s complete set of armor provided for us, so that you will be protected as you fight against the evil strategies of the accuser!

12 Your hand-to-hand combat is not with human beings, but with the highest principalities and authorities operating in rebellion under the heavenly realms. For they are a powerful class of demon-gods and evil spirits that hold this dark world in bondage.

13 Because of this, you must wear all the armor that God provides so you’re protected as you confront the slanderer, for you are destined for all things and will rise victorious.

14 Put on Truth as a belt to strengthen you to stand in triumph. Put on Holiness as the protective armor that covers your heart.

15 Stand on your feet alert, then you’ll always be ready to share the blessings of peace.

16 In every battle, take faith as your wrap-around shield, for it is able to extinguish the blazing arrows coming at you from the evil one!

17 Embrace the power of salvation’s full deliverance, like a helmet to protect your thoughts from lies. And take the mighty razor-sharp Spirit-sword of the spoken Word of God.

An accuser is a person who claims that someone has committed an offense or done something wrong.  The devil tries to accuse us of wrongdoing and uses our ignorance and/or lack of revelation of The Word against us. 

The battle against the accuser is in the mind and not in the physical.  The slanderer uses lies to cause our focus to shift away from the Truth of The Word.  We must not allow ourselves to focus on the lies spewed out by the adversary and his minions.  They must be discarded just as Jesus discarded the lies when He was tempted in the wilderness.

Wisdom wrote in Proverbs chapter 26:

20 It takes fuel to have a fire— a fire dies down when you run out of fuel. So quarrels disappear when the gossip ends.

21 Add fuel to the fire and the blaze goes on. So add an argumentative man to the mix and you’ll keep strife alive.

22 Gossip is so delicious, and how we love to swallow it! For slander is easily absorbed into our innermost being.

23 Smooth talk can hide a corrupt heart just like a pretty glaze covers a cheap clay pot.

24 Kind words can be a cover to conceal hatred of others, for hypocrisy loves to hide behind flattery.

25 So don’t be drawn in by the hypocrite, for his gracious speech is a charade, nothing but a masquerade covering his hatred and evil on parade.

26 Don’t worry—he can’t keep the mask on for long. One day his hypocrisy will be exposed before all the world.

27 Go ahead, set a trap for others— and then watch as it snaps back on you! Start a landslide and you’ll be the one who gets crushed.

28 Hatred is the root of slander and insecurity the root of flattery.

The adversary will use willing vessels to promote his agenda of hatred against all of mankind.  Every person has the potential to be used by FATHER to bring forth HIS Kingdom on earth.  With that being said, the adversary would like to remove anyone who challenges his worldly kingdom.

Because of the lies being spewed out on the airwaves, we must be vigilant in protecting our minds from anything in opposition to The Truth for The Truth will make us free and victorious in our walk.

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