A couple have had a tough time in their union. It’s been from one quarrel to another. When it got to the peak was also when one of their children was sick. They could not agree as to where to take the child to for treatment. Before they could both calm down, the child was dead. They did not discern satanic attacks.
Friend, satanic attack is real. But more real is our victory through our Lord Jesus Christ (1 John 4:4, 5:4). The kind of Christianity where people think that the devil won’t come near them because they are children of God lacks scriptural backing. In fact, the reason the devil will attempt to attack you is because you are a child of God (Job 1:8-12).
Nobody attacks what is not important or valuable (2 Corinthians 4:7-12). You don’t see people throw stones at a fruitless tree. What the devil attacks in your life is your fruits. What he attacks in your life is your purpose. A purposeless and empty man is no threat to the devil. The greater your purpose or destiny, the fiercer the attacks (Matthew 2:3-15).
Aside from knowing that the devil’s attack is real, you must know what he attacks (2 Corinthians 2:11). The target of the devil is not what you think. For example, the devil does not plan to attack your valuables. He plans to attack your joy. The devil does not plan to attack your finances. He attacks your faith (Habakkuk 2:4). His focus in attacking your marriage is not you or your spouse. It is your children.
When you know what the devil attacks, you will protect those things (Ephesians 6:10-16). You need to protect your faith, joy, and destiny relationships. These are some of the things that the devil attacks in your life. When your faith is attacked, your miracle is truncated. Like Peter, you cannot be sifted or shipwrecked until your faith is attacked (Luke 22:31-32).
Satanic attack is strategic (Genesis 3:1). As a family, when your breakthrough is around the corner, he attacks the love and unity in your home. As a pastor, when your ministry is about to rise, he would attack you with discouragement. When your harvest is near, he attacks your joy (Isaiah 12:3, Joel 1:12). Learn to discern the people, places, and circumstances that the devil uses to launch his attacks.
‘Demola Awoyele
Lead Pastor,
Destiny Impact Church
Akure, Nigeria