Paul writes, \u2018We wanted to come to you\u2014even I, Paul, time and again\u2014but Satan hindered us.\u2019<\/i> (1 Thessalonians 2:18 NKJV) Note the words \u2018time and again\u2019.<\/i> When you have an assignment from God, Satan will repeatedly attack you and try to stop you from fulfilling it. Observe three things: <\/p>\n
(1) His attacks reveal that he believes you\u2019re capable of accomplishing your goal.<\/i> That\u2019s why when you\u2019re down, he wants to keep you there. He knows if you rise again, you\u2019ll be stronger and more effective than ever. <\/p>\n
(2) He always attacks the birth of something significant in your life.<\/i> It may be the birth of your ministry, as with Jesus in the wilderness temptation. It may be the birth of your \u2018child of destiny\u2019, like the birth of Moses\u2014there Satan initiated the killing of newborn males in Egypt in an effort to stop the exodus. <\/p>\n
(3) He uses those closest to you as a gateway to your heart.<\/i> Jesus said, \u2018Your enemies will be right in your own household!\u2019<\/i> (Matthew 10:36 NLT) So what should you do? Pray for them. Your intercession is often the only covering they have, so pray daily for the grace and mercy of God to be downloaded into their hearts. And above all, never forget that your attitude is more important than the adversity you\u2019re experiencing. Attacks pass, but your attitude, if bitter or demoralised, can grow into a root of bitterness that will poison every day of your future (see Hebrews 12:15). Your influence in God\u2019s Kingdom determines the level of attack the enemy launches against you. So don\u2019t get discouraged\u2014keep on keeping on!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Paul writes, \u2018We wanted to come to you\u2014even I, Paul, time and again\u2014but Satan hindered us.\u2019 (1 Thessalonians 2:18 NKJV) Note the words \u2018time and again\u2019. When you have an assignment from God, Satan will repeatedly attack you and try to stop you from fulfilling it. Observe three things: (1) His attacks reveal that he […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=364"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}