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These
pressures are other ways that Satan uses to steal, kill and destroy the Word of
God within you. Remember, Satan and the things of this world only have one goal
and that is to destroy any kind of successful life with the Lord. The voice
behind all the pressure, stress, and demands to conform and perform is not the
Lord’s. Have you ever stopped to think about what the voice of this world sounds
like?

Have
you ever felt like life is just too much! All sorts of things invade your time,
your energy, your thoughts and emotions? In today’s world the pressures of life
and the pressure to conform and perform can drive people nuts!

Besides
the financial pressures, which we have already looked at, how do you feel about
your body? In society today there is such a drive for people to look a certain
way, to eat a certain way, and if you don’t “fit the mould” there is a
universal voice that says, “You are not good enough!” I have friends that can
eat anything they like and never gain weight and others (me) that look at food
and gain weight. I know people that live extremely “healthy” lifestyles and are
on constant medication and others who drink and smoke and never take
medication. One group says this and another that. Which side should you
believe? In a sea of a million opinions, how do you know which one to believe?
There is only one Voice that is the truth, and He is Jesus Christ.

And
there are millions of things that bombard your thoughts, all designed to accuse
you and to inform you that there is something wrong with you and that you don’t
measure up! Sadly, we have a lot of that in the church too. How many times have
you heard a message that has left you feeling like you don’t measure up to
God’s standard? Do you feel the pressure to conform to spiritual standards and
then feel hopeless, guilty or condemned because you are not “measuring up”?
Beware, for the religious spirit is more dangerous than the worldly one!

All
these different forms of attack come against you to get you focused on
yourself. It is a mirror that holds you accountable for all your faults and
failures, imperfections and weaknesses. As you look into that mirror and behold
yourself, you will either move more and more towards hopelessness or you will
move towards thinking you are better than others. Both are evil. Both are
rooted in a false identity. Both are effective tools that Satan uses to destroy
the Voice or the Word of God within you.

But
here is the glory, no matter how many situations come against you there is
nothing they can do or say to destroy the Voice of the Lord when you choose to
listen to Him instead. There is no power in heaven or on earth or under the
earth that can do anything to you once you have made up your mind to believe
the loving Voice of your God, and to guard it as a treasure within you. When
you maintain your faith in His Word you are invincible.

There
is another mirror that reveals who you really are. When you close your eyes and
look at the face of Jesus you will begin to see who you really are. You are
made in His image and likeness, created in true righteousness and holiness. The
more you see and engage with Jesus, the clearer you will see yourself. The life
of Christ within you is great, powerful and productive and will cause you to
overcome everything and anything that this world wants to throw at you.

Take
heart and know that Jesus is not just with you and for you, HE IS IN YOU AND
YOU ARE IN HIM! What a formidable and frightening CREATURE you are in the
devil’s face!

Be blessed and know that you are loved.

Yvonne

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I’m Yvonne van Wyk, a Christian author, Bible teacher, and business owner.
Through God Enchantment, I explore how faith meets wonder and how Scripture comes alive in everyday life.
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