Are You Making Agreements With The Enemy?

As Christians we are told in Scripture to "fight the good fight of faith". 1 Timothy 6:12 Obviously it is called the good fight because it is a fight that we win, if we choose to engage of course. During the course of the fight however there is a thing that I believe trips up many, many believers, myself included, and that is making agreements with the enemy.

I first heard this term "making agreements" at John Eldredge's Boot Camp in Colorado back in 2008, and truthfully the Holy Spirit used this to open my eyes to what was going on around me concerning fighting the fight of faith. I came to realize that there are times when things are not going so well, that phrases will pop up in my mind. Phrases that tend to be the absolute kind like; I "never" get to do this, he "always" says stuff like that, etc. are what the enemy uses to get you to agree with him.

As we hear those words in our minds, if we don't pull them down immediately and take them captive like the Bible says in 2 Corinthians 10:5, we will begin to believe those thoughts and then we run the risk of giving voice to them. And it is in giving voice to the thoughts of the enemy that we make an agreement with him and allow those thoughts to become a reality.

The Greek word for devil is "diabolos", you see the translation for diabolos is dia, which means to penetrate, and bolos which means to throw. The word devil is not his name, it's his job description and what he does is he will throw thoughts at you until they penetrate. When they penetrate is when you make an agreement with them.

Something like, you ask your husband to wash the car, he gets busy and doesn't get it done and the thought comes to your mind, "He never does what I ask him too!" It is at this moment that you have to take that thought captive, or what will happen is the devil will add to that thought more and more. Then you become sullen and distant, ignoring your husband and going about your business fuming. Before you know it, the two of you are fighting and ugly stuff is being said. Before you know it several days has gone by, and it will take days and days to repair what has happened. All because of an agreement made with the enemy.

Let's do this, when those types of thoughts try to rear their ugly heads just say, "Not on my watch!" Then whatever the situation, instead of making agreements with them, stop and pray for the other person. Pray God's best on them, ask Him to bless them in every area of their lives. I would venture to say that the enemy would probably leave you alone because he's trying to divide and conquer, not watch you and the other person get blessed.

Get 'em up folks, let's get out there and whip something for the Kingdom!