THE ROAD TO VICTORY --- PAM

This is continuing on our series about spiritual warfare... This is meant to follow the 8 stages we go through when satan attacks us, the last one being defeat... I have listed the stages and hopefully some have seen and recognized that satan really does attack us this way and found themselves at one of these levels. Just knowing who brings this attack on us and that it doesn't JUST happen is half the battle but I want to give you some things which can help you even more... I take NO CREDIT for these things. This is from a book by Rick Joyner. He is a wonderful author a man of God. I highly recommend his writings...

THE ROAD TO VICTORY

In Revelation 12:11 we see that the saints overcome Satan:

1. by the blood of the Lamb 2. by the word of their testimony, and 3. By loving not their lives even unto death.

We overcome by the blood of the Lamb as we take our stand on what HE has already accomplisehd for us by the cross. The victory has already been won, and there is no way we can lose if we abide in Him.

The word of our testimony is the Scriptures. Every time the enemy challenged Jesus, He simply responded with Scripture, countering the enemy's temptation with God's truth. The Word of God is "the sword of the Spirit" (Ephesians 6:17) With the sword we can deflect the blows from his deceptive words, as well as attack him. Of all the pieces of armor we are commanded to use, the sword is the only offensive weapon.

That they "loved not their lives even unto death" is the utter commitment to follow Him regardless of the price. We are called to take up our crosses daily; to do all things for the sake of the gospel; to no longer live for ourselves but for Him. To the degree that we remain in selfcenteredness, we will be vulnerable to the enemy's attack. When we have reckoned ourselves dead to this world, as crucified with Christ, then the enemy no longer has any access to us because he has not more access to HIM. If we are dead to this world, what can be done to a dead person? It is impossible for the dead to be offended, to be tempted, to fear, to be depressed, or to be continually looking for the easy way out, since they have already paid the ultimate price.

All of these - the blood of the Lamb, the word of our testimony, and a commitment to lay down our lives - are required for spiritual victory. Anything less will fail to bring a complete victory. We may make occasional, halting advances, but we will sooner or later be pushed back. However, it is clear that at the end of the age an army of believers will be raised up who will not settle for occasional advances - they have committed themselves to the fight, and will not stop until there is TOTAL VICTORY!!! "The earth is the Lord's, and all it contains" (Psalms 24:1). Until the earth has been completely recovered from the domain of satan, our fight is not over.

No one will fight to win if they do not believe victory is not possible. Many teachings have been promulgated that declare the church's defeat before Christ's return. Yet the whole prophetic testimony of Scipture is that the Lord, the church, and truth are going to prevail. Satan is indeed being cast down to the earth, bringing with him a time of trouble like the world has never known before - but we will STILL WIN!

ISAIAH 14:16-17 says that when we see satan we are going to marvel at the piiful nature of the one who caused so much trouble! He who lives with the very least of the saints is much greater than the combined power of all the anitchrists. These times are not to be feared - this will be our finest hour! As Isaiah 60:1-2 declares, when darkness is covering the earth, the glory of the Lord will be appearing on His people. The darkness will just make His glory upon us appear that much brighter. We must start fighting in order to win, giving no more ground to the enemy, and taking back what he has usurped.

To effectively combat counterfeit spiritual authority, we must determine that we are going to restist satan until he flees from us. Our goal is more than just driving the enemy out of our own lives; we then must pursue him until he is driven out of others in who he has established a stronghold.

The following are some of the ways we can combat and overcome the eight specific areas of satan's attack through counterfeit spiritual authority.

1. Overcoming discouragement 2. Overcoming Confusion 3. Overcoming Depression 4. Overcoming a loss of vision 5. Overcoming Disorientation 6. Overcoming Withdrawal 7. Overcoming Despair 8. Overcoming Defeat

These I will list ASAP. I may not have time tonight but I will try to list these in order tomorrow...

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