Think Again!

CHAPTER 3 Con Artists and Rodents

Evil spirits are constantly at work to dispossess us. They want us to relinquish our treasures by our own free will. Their activities can be understood using two familiar pillaging metaphors: rodents and con artists. Rodents Demons are like rats, in that they need garbage to feed on. 17 When you leave garbage unattended in your life, you give evil spirits an entry point, an invitation to make infestation worse. When you let worry, lust, greed, and bitterness pile up inside, you give the devil opportunity to invade your life (Eph. 4.27). By letting them remain, they become like a growing pile of trash that invites even more attacks from the enemy. To get rid of rats, the trash has to be taken away. This requires a process of forging identity over time; it is not a one-shot deal. Removing the garbage is achieved through the transforming work of the Spirit. As each bit of refuse is removed, you gain strength and discourage future infestations.

The adversary knows that whatever you meditate on will grow, for good or bad. If you interpret events in light of God’s Word,

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