I get very annoyed when I hear lazy Christians say things like: “Well, child, I leave it to God,” “It doesn’t make sense to fight—this is God’s battle,” or “Anyway, this will work out for my good no matter what they do.”
I want to emphasize that, despite the previous statements, you do have a role in the victory assigned to you. Your success depends entirely on your cooperation and involvement in that specific matter. The common saying, “What God has for me is for me,” might mistakenly suggest that no matter what occurs, you will receive what God has planned for you. This is a falsehood intended by the enemy to lead you, the lazy or procrastinating believer, to believe there is no fight necessary. Such thinking opens the door for Satan and his forces to take away what God has prepared for you.
What I mean is that Satan has the power and authority to alter your destiny and distort the outcomes God has already declared victorious, but only if you remain passive and take no action. Ultimately, his success depends on your complete cooperation. In effect, you unknowingly become a partner in your own downfall through your inaction.
Scripture reminds us with these words: “Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, Declaring the end from the beginning” Isaiah 46:9-10.
The above scripture clearly states that God and God alone have already declared all the endings for believers. However, this does not mean, or even suggest, that Christians should sit back and relax as if the end God has declared will happen without resistance. Satan will not help or assist you in receiving God’s best for you; as a reminder, just in case you forgot, he is your ENEMY!
In fact, scripture directly addresses this misleading idea. “But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way” Matthew 13:25.
As you might have realized, believing that your laziness, passiveness, or waiting on God means you have no part to play in this ongoing spiritual war—especially regarding your destiny and declared end—is simply not true! Remember, you are an active participant in shaping your future.
Many of you reading this haven't yet seen the promises or prophecies spoken over your life come to pass, nor experienced any change. While you were inactive (sleeping), Satan and his followers were sowing strategic seeds to prevent God’s stated outcome from manifesting in your life, aiming instead for Satan’s desired outcome.
As a reminder, we are involved in a spiritual battle. Unfortunately, this fight isn't visible to the eye because it involves unseen devices of your enemy. Nevertheless, do not be deceived into thinking there's no struggle. Many Christians are misinformed and lack spiritual education, refusing to study the Bible for themselves. This makes them casualties of spiritual warfare. I have encountered Christians who, even after presenting biblical evidence on a matter, still claim, "Well, Pastor says so and so, and I will go with that." My reply to such foolishness is that religious leaders like Jim Jones, David Koresh, and others have led many astray, resulting in death and possibly eternal separation from God, all because they refuse to read, study, and compare God's Word with their pastor's teachings.
We've been repeatedly warned that our fight isn't with people (flesh and blood) but with demonic forces capable of manipulating leaders like pastors, evangelists, and apostles if they're susceptible. I find it strange when I see leaders fail to encourage their congregation to read and study. Instead of engaging directly with the Bible, their followers are overwhelmed by teachings on seed offerings, first-fruits offerings, and various other offerings. For God's sake, when will the church teach believers how to engage in spiritual warfare against their relentless enemy, who seeks to destroy their lives and condemn them to a Christless hell? Has your pastor or church ever taught you about the spiritual armor of God, which you should wear daily, especially before prayer (Ephesians 6:11, 13)? Are you aware that, despite fasting and praying, you might be suffering significant losses because you're not dressed for battle?
What about the Angelic host God has assigned to you, as seen in Psalm 91:11-12? Are you aware that for the Angels to fight for you, you need to speak the word of God because it is the only thing they respond to, according to Psalm 103:20? Do you realize there is a principality (a demonic prince ruling over a region) controlling every country, community, and family that fights against ministering angels from delivering God's answers to your prayers and breakthroughs, and also opposes the will of God for your life (destiny), as referenced in Daniel 10:12-14? Are you aware that you can identify who these ruling demonic princes are over your family, community, and nation by observing the many evils happening in the land, as Proverbs 28:2 states? Do you understand that the word of God is literally sharper than any two-edged sword in the spirit realm (Hebrews 12:4) and that your faith is a literal shield in the spirit realm, designed to quench the fiery darts of the wicked (Ephesians 6:16)? I could continue. Still, how does the focus on sowing prepare you for battle? Trust me, I do not dismiss sowing seed. Instead, if I learn the protocols and armor of spiritual warfare, I can prevent my seed from being devoured before it ever has a chance to harvest.
As a reminder, Hosea the prophet of God said, "My people (meaning the people of God) are perishing (being destroyed, lacking, always sick, always broke) because they are lacking knowledge" Hosea 4:6. So, at the end of the day, Pastor Jim Jones led nearly a thousand so-called believers of Jesus Christ to their deaths by convincing them to drink Kool Aid mixed with cyanide. I don't believe the cyanide was the leading cause of their deaths. Instead, it was their lack of study of the word of God that made them puppets of their puppet masters. Again, the scriptures are clear, “Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD" Jeremiah 17:5.
There are many, if they could return from the grave, would tell you, “Put on the whole armor of God and declare the word of God against the enemies of your destiny and God’s declared end for every area of your life. I am going to kindly ask you right now to excuse me, but I just have to say to you, “GET UP OFF OF YOUR DUFF AND BEGIN SPEAKING CONSISTENTLY THE WORD OF GOD AGAINST THE DEVOURERS OF YOUR DESTINY IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST! Whether you believe it or not there is an invisible army of darkness fighting your destiny and the destiny of your love ones every step of the way, unfortunately due to our ignorance we assist them with this.
Be aware that the enemy is secretly sowing seeds against your destiny, whether you’re sleeping or choosing a passive stance. The effects of his actions will become evident through future setbacks and a diverted destiny. I urge you today to start fighting by learning how to do so, and that means studying your war manual, which is your BIBLE.
Father, we curse every spirit that is undermining and contaminating our preordained outcome, in the name of Your Son Jesus Christ. We command every spirit of ignorance to be cast out from every believer in Jesus Christ's name. Amen!
Written by: Kevin L A Ewing
kevinewing@coralwave.com
kevinlaewing.blogspot.com
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