Enough is enough

It is a new year. If you are here reading my note today, I would like to encourage my readers to start doing what God has told you to do. Yes, enough is enough. Enough of past distractions, past discouragement, and past disappointments.

Deep down in your heart, if you are someone here who knows deep inside your heart, you have received a mandate from the Lord, and it may seem difficult to complete the assignment. I have good news for you. 2023 is a year for you to fulfill the mandate given to you.

Jeremiah chap 29: 11 (NIV); “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.”

God promises each of us that he plans to prosper us. The devil always wants to steal this future from us. How does He do it? By telling us lies. If we believe the lie, we fall into the devil’s plan. If we look back at the creation story, the devil lied to Eve. Saying she will be like God if she eats it. The devil always wants us to disobey God’s perfect plan.

Genesis chap 3: 5 (NIV)  ”For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.

Eve was tempted, heard what the devil said, believed, and fell into temptation. The creation story has deep meaning to it to remind us God is real, and so the devil is real too. Therefore we must always be alert and know who God is and who is the source of lies.

There is always an open door if the devil wants to try to invade our lives. Like Eve, she allowed herself to listen to the serpent and believed what the serpent said instead of what God said. This is the open door that Eve allowed herself.

Likewise, in our everyday journey with the Lord, it is always wise to identify what is our open door for the devil.

1st Peter chap 5 : 8 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.

If we meditate on the verse above, the verse reminds us to have a sober mind. It always starts with the mind. The devil prowls like a lion to devour someone. How does the devil devour someone? The mind. That is why this verse reminds us to have a sober mind. Once the devil has trapped us in the mindset, it is an open door for the devil.

The devil’s goal is to trap us in bondage and strongholds. Once he has won this by trapping us in lies, we will live a life of struggle. We will live a life fighting this spiritual bondage and battles, which have sucked out most of our time, energy, and finances; some could even be their health. So how do we resist the devil?

James chap 4:7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and
he will flee from you.

The book of James tells us to resist the devil, and he will flee from us. How
do we fight the devil?

First, we submit ourselves to God. We must acknowledge the Lordship of Jesus Christ in our lives. We must continue confessing and acknowledging the Lordship of Jesus Christ.

Second. How do we resist? We push away. We push away every single lie from the devil. The devil will plant all kinds of mindsets and strongholds in our lives. The mind is vital to human beings, and the devil knows it. Therefore the devil will try to trap humans in this mind game. It is also very dangerous if we fall into this mind trap. The devil will take advantage and manipulate the whole situation. Remember, God is real, and the devil is real too.

E.g., ” You will forever be sick because there is a demon with you.”
” You will forever suffer because the devil controls your lives.

” You are cursed because your generations are cursed.”

”You are poor because the devil controls your lives.”

”You will never achieve your destiny.”

”Your life is meant to suffer’’ etc etc.

So this thought system and thought pattern are built in a person. With that subconscious mindset, we create a stronghold. Past struggles and disappointments
in life have trapped a person. True enough, this has opened an open door in the devil’s spiritual realm to invade a person’s life. Remember the creation story? The serpent told Eve. Eve believed it, and then she fell into sin.

Once a person has believed the devil, it is like a trap. It is like a chain that locks that person up.This is simply because, over the years, we have been listening to the devil’s lies. We have acknowledge what the serpent, the devil said, and it completely controls our lives. Unknowingly we have given the power to the devil to control our lives.

So how do we resist? We resist whatever it is from the devil. Resist this demon. Reject him with the authority you and I have. Continue doing it till you see results.Don’t give up.

 Jesus Christ is the Lord of our lives. Just imagine yourself at the dining table about to have your dinner. If you don’t like something, what do you do? You resist it. You throw it away. This is because you don’t like the taste of the food. You don’t repeat what the food is. You won’t go looking for the same food again. You throw it away. Likewise, stop emphasizing what the devil can do. Stop looking for the devil who has messed up your past life. Refuse to believe in that lie. Believe what the Word says.

Romans 8:28, NIV: And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

Emphasize what the Lord Jesus Christ can do. He is  the God of miracles. He is not dead. He is alive. Continue believing and expecting miracles. Expect a massive shift in
your life.

I also believe another way to resist is just to do what God told you to do. Do
you have the mandate to be fulfilled? Just focus entirely on what He has told you
to do. Even though there are many distractions, the best is to ignore them. Let God take care of the distractions. Obeying the call will allow God to do significant wonders in our lives. Sometimes, we cannot do things in our logical, practical ways. It is only God that can intervene. That is why we need God.

Let us start the year right. Having the right atmosphere of faith will decide the rest of the days this year and the next decade of your life.

You are precious to Jesus. If you were not loved, you would have been washed
out of your mother’s womb for a long time. God has a plan for you. Trust the
plan. Trust the process. Stay close to Jesus and stop giving power to the devil to invade your life. Enough is enough. Stand up firm and resist the devil entirely from your life. This year you will come out victoriously and you will see the manifestation of the realities of the Kingdom of God in your life.

Say this today: Enough is enough .2023 is my year of testimonies and significant wonders– R.J.JOHN

Prayer: “Abba Father, I thank you, Lord, for 2023. I thank you, Lord, that this year will be the best for my readers and me. I thank you, Lord, that this year is a year of testimonies and significant wonders. Amen.

Application:

1)   Start the year right. Refuse to allow any harmful lies from the devil.

2)   Memorise as many bible verses as possible. Repeat it daily.

3)   Spend time with the Lord in your quiet time. If you
speak in tongues, spend time speaking in tongues, at least a minimum of 1 hour.

4)   Start the year by singing and praising God. Acknowledge
the Lordship of Jesus Christ.