First Church Charlotte

February 3, 2021 | Pastor Nathan Elms Although it is difficult to understand the spiritual realm & easy to mistakenly believe that the spiritual war isn't real, we should not live in fear of it & give our spiritual enemies more power against us, by being ignorant of the devices of demons. 1. The enemy of our souls wants us to be ignorant of God's desire for us and wants us to misapply it. The Word of God tells us what God's will is for us. We should strive to rightfully divide, (understand) the Word of God & understand the heart of God. 2. The enemy of our souls wants us to become impatient with waiting for God's will for us. Remember that God wants ever human to be saved. Even when something happens in our lives that can be physically explained, there may be a spiritual reason behind it. 3. The enemy of our souls wants us to become independent of God' will for us. The temptation is to do what is right in our own eyes and ignore what God says about the matter. The Bible tells us the type of lives we shou