Lately I’ve been asking the Lord to help me in my dealings with those around me. People can be cruel and the Lord showed me that it’s not the people, it’s Satan. Those around me are being used by the enemy to try to distract me from the work the Lord has called me to do.

I’m reminded this is a spiritual battle we’re fighting. Therefore we have got to see people and the things they do to hurt us as it really is. When we begin to see the true battle, our hearts change. Our hearts cry out for them. We pray and accuse Satan as the culprit. We take authority over him in the name of Jesus and cast him down and bind him up.

This battle can’t be fought with fleshly weapons and therefore we can’t attack one another in the flesh. Having this knowledge, we bring…