Do you believe there is such a thing as good and evil, God and Satan? When something good happens do you thank God because you believe he blessed you? What about when something bad happens?
In Jeremiah 29:11, the God of the Bible says, “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Looking at this carefully, we notice that our life was mapped out before we were born, and our Creator had every intention to give us an abundant life, filled with wisdom, confidence, peace and hope. Do you believe this?
On the other side, according to Revelation 12:10, there is an evil devil, who is our enemy, and one of his objectives is to falsely accuse God’s children. He constantly whispers, “You’re not good enough, God is angry with you, you can’t do anything right, nobody cares about you, and you will never amount to anything.” Have you ever had negative persuasions like these?
Today if you sense a dark influence of discouragement, please realize these are lies and deceptions coming from the dark side. We just read the passage where God says he loves you and wants a wonderful life for you. God is absolute truth and cannot lie, while the devil is the father of all lies, so who will you believe? Read John 10:10.
The enemy wants us to be so focused on the criticism, rejection and derogatory comments, to trick us into believing we are defeated. It’s a bluff; he is tempting you to take the bait and accept that you are not worthy to live an abundant life. Another lie. The Bible says you are more than a conqueror and a joint heir to all of God’s promises!