Don't Be Deceived

 First let me say that Satan did NOT want me to write this post.

 Ever since I started this blog, I have been getting seriously attacked by the dark forces. In one way or another, they have tried to fill my mind with lies, or put negative thoughts in my head, or doubts. "Why are you doing this?" "No one cares." "Who is going to listen to you?" "Who do you think you are?" These are some examples of the crap I have to put up with from those guys. They have literally tried everything to stop me from doing this. Even using people or situations to distract me. Serious storms rolling through.

However, tonight I have endured the strongest barrage of attacks because of my subject matter. The Holy Spirit whispered to me, "Offense," which I took to mean I had to get on the offensive and do this post. 

Having said that, I say to you don't be deceived by Satan filling up your mind with lies. He influences you with thoughts, with influence from things of the world, in culture, through people, places, and things. The biggest ones are those things he tries to get you to indulge in, trying to make you think that it would be a blast to get into. I'm not only talking about things we know are bad for us, but things that seem good for us too. He'll use anything to try to draw you away from God, plunging you back into sin. He wants to destroy you and he'll never stop trying. 

1 Peter 5:8 NIV [8] Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 

Realize he is a liar. Any thought he plants or external influence he uses are all lies and deception. He cannot tell the truth, so knowing that in advance will help you to ignore him.

John 8:44 NIV[44] You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. 

Realize the great deception, which is doing things and not seeing the consequences. He wants you to rush into things quickly, so you won't see the consequences. This is true even for good things. He is hoping you will rush into things compulsively. He is hoping that you'll do what everyone else is doing, which is conforming to "the world" or world system; how the world does things. Paul said in Romans 12:2 "do not conform to the patterns of this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind." He is hoping you'll just destroy yourself by falling away from God like he did.

2 Peter 2:20-22 NIV [20] If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and are again entangled in it and are overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning. [21] It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the sacred command that was passed on to them. [22] Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” and, “A sow that is washed returns to her wallowing in the mud.”

Don't be deceived. Just like a farmer, whatever you sow into your life, you will reap a harvest, whether good or bad. This is the passage the devil never wanted you to read:

Galatians 6:7-8 NIV [7] Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. [8] Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. 

If you do what the Holy Spirit leads you to do, there is life there. If you do what your human nature wants to do that leads to death. 

Satan will try to deceive you like he always does. He's been deceiving people since Adam and Eve. He has no new tricks. So ignore all the lies that he disguises as truth. 

Everything has consequences whether good or bad. You have to ask yourself, "Will this bring me closer to God? Or will it pull me away from Him?" Asking those questions before rushing into anything will help you see the consequences of whatever.

God only wants what is best for you. Satan only wants to destroy you on every level. Whatever the situation, person, place, thing, or activity, do not blindly rush in whether they are good or bad. A lot of "good" things don't have bad consequences, but are not fulfilling over the long haul. They provide a temporary happiness but are useless over time. They could be a "stumblingblock" to others and you don't even know it. They could make you develop bad behaviors in your life. There could be a number of adverse effects when doing good things. So just really look at it before you jump in feet first. Slow it all down when everybody else is "Go,Go,Go!!!"

 Again, Satan doesn't care, he'll use whatever, good or bad, to destroy you.

Recognize lies when you hear them. Anything that is saying the exact opposite of the Word of God is a lie. Anything that promises happiness, joy, or contentment apart from God is a lie. Satan and the world system promises everything but delivers nothing. 

Please don't be deceived!!

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Love you all,

Jeffrey Post