No
matter how many lies Satan has hooked you with already, he does not slow down.
The rush of untruth presses on. The devil hasn't merely pawned you lies in the
distant past; he continues to attack you with them in the ongoing present.
Consider this verse: “Take up the shield of faith,
with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one”
(Ephesians 6:16). Those "flaming arrows" are thoughts, little lies,
which Satan launches into your mind during the course of a day. He and his
fallen host—we're talking millions of demons here—have nothing better to do
than run around telling lies, as many and as fast as they can. That's their
24/7 vocation because they don't need to eat, sleep, or take potty breaks.
They like their job.
If your imagination conjures up an imp
sitting on your shoulder, whispering sweet, evil little nothings into your ear
all day long, that's fine. It's not really like that, but the picture may help
you understand. One way or another, Satan and his unholy pals are itching to
stick you with their barbs.
Unless you have an
active faith—a
shield you're constantly holding in ready position—those lies are going to get
you. Whoosh, thunk! Whoosh, thunk! Heh-heh-heh! Stick him some more! Thunk.
Thunk. Thunk.
Now, what does
"an active faith" look like?
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