It is a favorite method of Satan's to suggest a sin or bring something
bad to the mind and then accuse you of being guilty of the evil. It is
as if a thief should turn around suddenly and accuse the owner of the
stolen property of being the thief. Satan may fill your mind with bad
things and then try to throw the blame for having them all on you. His
object is so to trouble you that you will give up your faith, after which
he will make short work of you.
Fight on! No one can grow strong without fighting. And the battles give
proficiency in the use of the spiritual weapons. When your faith is
assailed, you learn how to use the shield of faith. Then in the next
assault you can use it more familiarly. The same reasoning applies to
the using of the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. These
very battles which seem to be more than you can bear are only developing
that which will make you a strong and valiant soldier in God's army.
Then, too, these violent spiritual battles are proof of your ability to
resist, else you would not have them (1 Corinthians 10:13). They are
proof of your trueness. So, instead of looking upon them as something
to be frightened or troubled over, see in them a signal proof of your
strength and of God's confidence in you.
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