Discipleship Training Course

DTC- DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING COURSE
Satan is seeking to oppose God’s plan by promoting evil in every
way possible.
He works through the world in which he has great freedom and
power
1 John 5:19 We know that we are children of God and that the
world around us is under the control of the evil one.
I mentioned to you that satan is seeking to get a stronghold in our
lives, we now know how he plans to do that, and here are some
areas of our lives that he targets to get a hold:
1. Your heart
There’s a reason why God’s Word tells us:
Proverbs 4:23 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you
do flows from it.
Satan knows he has an entry point into your life if God is not first in
your heart. Jesus made this clear when He was asked what is the
greatest commandment and responded by saying:
Luke 10:27 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all
your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind
Satan’s greatest desire is to prevent you from giving God all of
your heart so he will constantly distract you through people, things,
and desires that he places in front of you. Anything that he can
use to take the focus away from God becomes an idol. He
pollutes our hearts with sensual things like money, food,
recreational experiences, substances etc. we need to be on
guard and protect the area of of heart where the Lord needs to
remain first and foremost.
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