Resist

Resist the devil and he'll flee from you. (James 4:7). The devil is already defeated, whenever he tries to speak lies to you resist him by speaking the Word of God. Put the Truth on his lies and eliminate him. He'll try to come in to test what you believe so know the Word of God. Remember what Jesus did when he was in the wilderness He shut the devil down with the Word and the devil had no choice but to flee from him.(Matthew 4:1-11) When you know the truth it's hard to be deceived. Remember deception and lack of knowledge is what defeats many people of God. As the Bible says in Hosea 4:6 NLT "My people perish because they don't know Me." And the NKJV says, "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge." If you don't know the truth or don't believe the truth there's a great chance you'll be deceived. You have to know that the enemy comes to steal, kill, and destroy so whatever he tells you is a definite lie.(John 10:10). As my Pastor says, if the enemy can't deceive you he can't defeat you. In Jude 1:9 it even spoke that the archangel Michael simply said, "The Lord rebuke you," to the devil. For Michael knew that the enemy was full of lies and that he had already been rebuked. So the next time the devil tries to bring something to u just say, "The Lord rebuked you!" And speak the word of God. Know the truth and stay free. Get what belongs to you because you believe the truth. Keep resisting the devil and believe what God says about you. The truth stands and lies will fall. Stay encouraged. Stay in the race.