a personal testimony from a mountain man
“Put yourself in My shoes for a moment, and imagine that you are where I was. Imagine being in the desert for 40 days, fasting. Imagine relentless harassment by the Enemy that does not cease, day or night. Imagine continually counterattacking the Devil’s lies and propaganda and seeing him return again and again for another round. Imagine the hopelessness I was tempted with and the feelings of discouragement and despair when at the dawn of every new day I was faced with another round with the Tempter. I used everything I had and the Enemy still came back for more. I felt forsaken and forgotten. I felt frustrated that no matter what I did‚ no matter what tack I took, no matter what weapon of My arsenal I used, the Devil came back to dish out more.”
turning the tide of battle
“And then it happened: The final day when I was completely spent, the Devil took Me to a high mountain and tried his greatest temptation. And what turned the tide of the battle were five simple words: “Get thee behind Me, Satan.” This wasn’t the first time I rebuked him, nor was it the first time I used Scripture on him. In fact, I had just told him that man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God, and that “thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.”
“What made the difference? What turned the tide of battle? It was because it was time. It was finished. It was over. The victory was won. My Father had proven His point to the Devil, and I was ready to start My ministry. He could have delivered Me at any point during those 40 days, because as I said, I was using all My weapons against the Enemy, but My time for deliverance was not at hand.”
as easy as 1..2..3
“I share this with you to encourage you that number one, I have been through what you go through when faced with a relentless battle that never seems to cease. It will eventually cease, My loves. It will eventually stop, just as My 40 days in the wilderness ended.”
“Number two, never underestimate the effect you are having on the Enemy in a battle. No matter how strong he seems, each blow you give him does render him a bit weaker. It may not appear that way at first, but trust Me, it does weaken him, until finally he will give up and leave. That is what happened with Me in the wilderness: All throughout those 40 days that we duked it out, he was getting pummeled–he just didn’t let on.”
only 5 words
“This is what can be deceptive about the Enemy. Remember, he is a deceiver and a liar (John 8:44), and just because he seems to keep coming back at you doesn’t mean you aren’t landing some blows that really hurt him. I found that out at the very end, when as I said, I only uttered five words and he’d had it and quit. It was then that I realized that all along I had been having an effect on him; he just wasn’t going to give Me the satisfaction of knowing that My weapons were breaking him down and defeating him.”
“Number three, because I have been touched with the feelings of your infirmities, know that I understand what you are going through and will be with you each step of the way. I have been where you are, through the darkest nights and the most discouraging days. I have felt weak and helpless against the Enemy’s attacks. I have hit him with all that I was worth, and still felt no progress was made. I have been in your shoes, through the most trying of circumstances‚ and yet I was delivered, as you will be.”
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