SOUL FOOD: DEVIL'S WORKSHOP By Shevo Osarenmwinda

King David was idle when other kings were busy at war front; that was why the devil showed him a naked woman. Gradually he lusted and from lusting, he committed fornication and tried to hide it, but he couldn't and from fornication, it resulted to pregnancy and from pregnancy it resulted to murder. One sin begetting another in that order. See the story in 2Samuel 11.

Idleness in this context is not only when you don't have work to do but when you have yielded your heart to things that are of non-spiritual benefit. Some spend much time on movies acted by non- true christians(not born again), worldly actors and while they are watching them, Satan will show them immoral scenes and horror scenes, which will metamorphose to immoral and ungodly thought and dreams that will eventually lead to ungodly practice. Consider when you are watching a movie where an actor is exposing her breast, or any delicate part of the body or when you are surfing the net and visiting pornography sites; what do you expect in response? Lust of course! And from lust, it will generate to immoral practice like masturbation which will eventually break your spiritual man down and will take you some time to recover because you have allowed Satan into your spiritual territory. Some of these ungodly movies could have an adverse effect on the watcher's life because a lot of spirit transfer happens during the time these movies are being watched. Some even get initiated through what they watch.

If you look most a times, people watch a particular interesting movie or following a sport event or competition; after watching part 1, you will be very zealous to watch the part2 or to know what happen next, and as a result, will occupy your mind with it and could even dream about them. But if you had not yielded to it earlier, the thought of expecting the next action will not border you. If you occupy your mind with things or issues of spiritual concern e.g. being in a concentrated prayer camp, being in a holy environment, engaging in a spiritual discussion, listening to a spiritual sermon/song or watching a movie of spiritual benefit, you will hardly give a taught to immoral act.

Even if you are not in an environment favouring your spiritual growth, you can still keep yourself spiritually fit by not allowing yourself to be carried away by discussions like: football, sports, politics, fashion talk, entertainment and other spiritual environmental hazards. Matthew 12:43-45: When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none. Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.
You don't need to allow your mind to be empty or to be occupied with issues that could attract demons or that will welcome demons easily.

Also, as the slogan goes: "a prayerless Christian is a powerless Christian;" the inability to pray fervently will make one to be vulnerable and easily captured by demons, especially when you are not living a righteous life or when you have consented to temptation and evil conversation. We need to understand that through an effectual prayer of faith, many unknown darts from the enemy on us can be removed but when you are cold or when you are that type that don't see the need for an effectual prayer; you only believe in Jesus and His grace and then you do whatever that comes your way, that you are secured; you may be getting it wrong. The children of God of old took time to pray for more strength and amour to combat the darts of the devil. Also seek to be built with the immortal body and be equipped so that you can be in a better position to war spiritually against every opposition on your way to the Kingdom of God.

The first war is against your flesh, in thoughts and desire of a man.
Overcoming sin, world and flesh is on education to have knowledge of the Word of God to be a personal possession in you. Outside this is you in bondage of sin and struggle in the flesh.

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By Shevo Osarenmwinda