The Spiritual State of Carnality Opens us up for Demonic Attacks!

     The enemy has to bring us into a state of carnality in order to ensnare our souls.

What brings us into a state of carnality: ignorance, unresisted sin, and disobedience.

Unresisted sin and a carnal mind bring us into a spiritual state of carnality. It's a gateway to demonic attacks and infiltration. The carnal mind is hostile towards God and can lead to spiritual death according to Romans 8:6. This is why the Lord instructs us to renew our minds and to cast down every thought that exalts itself against the knowledge of God.

The enemy is after our souls. Our soul is the seat of our mind, will, and emotions. These are areas that are heavily targeted by the enemy. He comes to kill, steal and destroy and goes about like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour. Be reminded that the great battle is for our souls.

Most of the attacks that target our souls are covert (covered, hidden from us, and shrouded in deception).

Applying the word of God and obedience along with our spiritual weapons are our only defense!

• Renew your mind!
• Cast down thoughts!
• Study to show thyself approved!
• Resist temptations!
• Fast and Pray! Pray some more! Pray daily!

It's impossible to follow the Lord's instructions and remain ignorant and blind to covert attacks! He gave us warnings concerning our enemy but most importantly he gave us power and authority over ALL the power of the enemy!

The Lord our God is our refuge, strong tower, shield, buckler, and he fights our battles! Allow Him to open your spiritual eyes and sharpen your discernment to attacks, particularly covert attacks against you and your family!

For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

Romans 8:6

Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

Romans 8:7

Renewing of your mind

Romans 12:2

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

John 10:10

Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

1 Peter 5:8

Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

2 Cor 10:5

Study to shew thyself approved unto God.

2 Timothy 2:15

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

1 Cor 10:13

Pray continually

1 Thessalonians 5:17

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Psalms 46:1