Benson
This is a post I put off writing for a long time, but I couldn't delay it any longer. Maybe I will get placed in Facebook jail because of it, and if that's the case, then it is well with me, as long as I have my Savior in my corner.
Contrary to popular belief, we are at war, and that war is growing deadlier by the day. The spiritual war we are fighting is far more important than any physical war, with soul-damaging consequences. The battle is raging in hearts and homes.
Satan is always the instigator of war and he leaves a path of destruction that is unmistakable. He is literally breaking through all godly barriers.
He is breaking down families.
He is breaking down marriages.
He is breaking down people.
He has weaponized words that are used to deceive and come between spouses and siblings, and between God's sons and daughters.
Satan has taken a country and a people who were once so full of faith and wrapped us in a blanket of misery and fear. He has weakened and dulled our minds to the point that the art of critical thinking is lost, and pride and apathy rule, and the author of sin has been accepted as the god of this world, adopted by "we the people." We have replaced the God of all creation with the god of lies, deceit, and all wickedness.
All that is good in this world, Satan hijacks and carefully molds mankind, recruiting more soldiers for his army, and waging a war that he will never win. He may have sway in homes and individual lives, but even then, we can turn the tide. That turning will happen when we open our eyes and learn to recognize the adversary's tricks. Satan will use whatever is at his disposal to turn our hearts from our true Captain and Master, Jesus Christ.
Words are a powerful tool, and depending on which master we serve, they can uplift, bring us closer to the Savior, or tear us down and draw us away from the Lord, leading us further into Satan's camp, and in many cases, trapping us there. The following words or phrases have been weaponized by the prince of darkness in one form or another, and are used to deceive and divide us:
*Tolerence
*Racist
*Sexist
*Privilege
*Inclusion
*Safe space
*Freedom (Not the same as liberty).
*Self-esteem
*Self-worth
*Unconditional love
*Identify
*Prepper (Think "wise virgins")
*Social media
*Propaganda
*Disinformation
*Censorship
*Hate speech
*Political correctness
*"Good global citizens" (I'm sure this one will trigger and I am prepared to catch flack over it).
*And many, many more . . .
These words and phrases represent fear and intimidation. In fact, a few of these words were created specifically to instill fear and to intimidate. The rest have been simply altered and changed to fit a Gadianton agenda. And these are phrases I never, ever use because of how Satan uses them.
We literally have to be on guard every minute of the day, praying for discernment to know what is of God and what is not, which means staying as close as we can to the Savior so we won't be deceived.
This is my prayer for all of us.
Happy Sabbath!
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