When Someone Comes Against You

Someone comes against you or hurts you!  Sooner or later it happens to all of us.  Somewhere along the way, we all get hurt or cheated or lied to or abused.

It is as predictable as it is painful.  Yet, when it happens most of us find ourselves strangely unprepared.  In our outrage, we often cry out to God against the one who wronged us.  We ask for justice, or even vengeance, and end up making things tougher on everyone involved, including ourselves.

If that has been true of you, it is time you found out how you can put the power of God to work for you the next time someone comes against you.

Step one: Identify the enemy!  Right here is where the majority of us make our biggest error in judgment.  We mistakenly identify our enemy as the person who hurt us.  Do not waste your energy ranting and raving or plotting and scheming against people who cause you pain.  They are simply under the devil’s influence.  Aim your spiritual ammunition at the right target.  It is the devil who is behind it all.  Go after him!

Step two: Fire!  Once you have pointed your spiritual guns in the right direction, fire!  Hit the devil fast and furiously with the Word of God.  Use the Name of Jesus and the power that has been given you as a believer and bind the devil from doing you any further harm in that area.  Then move on to the next and most important part of this spiritual battle.

Step three: Pray the prayer of intercession.  In Matthew 5:44-45, Jesus gives us these instructions: “But I tell you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, to show that you are the children of your Father Who is in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the wicked and on the good, and makes the rain fall upon the upright and the wrongdoers [alike].” (AMPC)

Crying out for the vengeance of God to strike like a lightning bolt when someone wrongs us is not acting like our Father.  Remember, God has great, great mercy.  Not just for me and you, but for everyone!

“Behold!  I have given you authority and power to trample upon serpents and scorpions, and [physical and mental strength and ability] over all the power that the enemy [possesses]; and nothing shall in any way harm you.”  Luke 10:19 (AMPC)

The devil will probably think twice before he bothers you again.  Next time someone causes you pain, put the power of God to work for you.  Identify the real enemy.  Hit him hard with the authority you have been given as a believer.  Then pray the prayer of intercession.

“Father, I come to You in the Name of Jesus.  Forgive me for any word spoken against Your creation.  I will no longer allow the devil to hinder me in this area.  I ask Holy Spirit that You lead and guide my words and actions to reflect who You are.  I pray for those who come against me, please bless them and guide them along the path of righteousness.  Thank you for Your tender mercies that are new every morning.  Amen.”

God Richest Love and Blessings to all of our LFM family!

André and Nicole Binneman

(P.S. – If you need any prayer or counselling in light of your current difficulties and circumstances, please reach out to us at https://lifestylez.co.za/contact-us/.)