Why does the enemy want you to focus so hard on your circumstances, trials and tests?

Because he wants you to: FEAR

THE SECRET PLACE: The secret place in Psalm 91 is a spiritual realm where people can experience God's presence and find comfort. It's a place of intimacy and rest that's accessible to anyone who seeks it with a sincere heart.

THE SHADOW OF THE ALMIGHTY: This means that we are trusting implicitly in the love of God and in the power of God, to give you everything you need to do His will and glorify His Name.

Pastor Kevin Burroughs-Neeley

FEAR: A distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid.

"Fear not!" is the most repeated command in the Bible. In fact, it's been said that there are 365 "Fear nots" in the Bible.

NOTE: "WHO YOU ARE" and "WHOSE YOU ARE"

*1John 4:4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

Pastor Kevin Burroughs-Neeley

FEAR: A distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid.

"Fear not!" is the most repeated command in the Bible. In fact, it's been said that there are 365 "Fear nots" in the Bible

NOTE: "WHO YOU ARE" and "WHOSE YOU ARE"

Pastor Kevin Burroughs-Neeley

Why does the enemy want you to focus so hard on your circumstances, trials and tests?

Satan's end game is to make you feel overwhelmed, isolated and alone, while questioning God's ability to resolve your circumstances. This happens, especially, when you are focused on the negative aspects of your circumstances, rather than trusting in God's plan and provision for your life.

Pastor Kevin Burroughs-Neeley

Proverbs 18:20-21

20. A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.

21. Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Why does the enemy want you to focus so hard on your circumstances, trials and tests?

Satan's end game is to make you feel overwhelmed, isolated and alone, while questioning God's ability to resolve your circumstances. This happens, especially, when you are focused on the negative aspects of your circumstances, rather than trusting in God's plan and provision for your life.

Pastor Kevin Burroughs-Neeley

Satan wants you to focus on your circumstances, trials, and tests because it allows him to plant doubt, unbelief, fear and discouragement.

Defining focus: Focus becomes the center of interest or activity; Focus is the state or quality of having or producing clear visual definition; Focus becomes a point of concentration, directed attention, direct one's attention on something.

Defining circumstances: A fact or condition connected with or relevant to an event or action; A condition, fact, or event accompanying, conditioning, or determining another.

Defining trial: A test to determine how effective or suitable someone or something; A trial can also be an experiment conducted to prove or illustrate the truth or validity of something; A trail can simply trying something out; A trial be a way to test the functioning, value, or usefulness of something.

Defining test: A procedure that uses controlled conditions to prove or disprove a statement; A critical examination or observation to determine the value or usefulness of something; A result or value determined by testing, or to assess someone's knowledge or abilities.

Pastor Kevin Burroughs-Neeley

Satan always wants to isolate you and remove you from your support system. This is the same tactic that the animals use in the wild to attack their prey. The goal is to isolate the prey, then the pride can take them down. Satan's goal is to remove them from all surrounding support and get them all alone for the purpose of killing them.

We must focus on the good things in our lives, even during difficult times, and remember that God is always with us. Read and meditate on Bible verses that speak to your circumstances, trials and tests, reminding you of God's promises and faithfulness.

Set aside time to talk to God about your struggles, concerns and fears, seeking His guidance and strength.

Receive counsel from church leaders and family or trusted friends, who are strong in faith and can offer prayer and encouragement.

Pastor Kevin Burroughs-Neeley

Satan wants you to focus on your circumstances, trials, and tests because it allows him to plant fear, doubt and discouragement into your heart, potentially leading you away from your faith. This is how he does this: by making you feel overwhelmed, alone, and causing you to begin to question God's goodness, especially when you focus on the negative aspects of your circumstances, rather than trusting in God's plan and provision for you.

I have an acronym: DFG. This stands for Distracted From God.

Satan gets you to focus on your circumstances, trials and tests, causing you to become less focused on your relationship with God. You may begin to neglect prayer, Bible study and other spiritual practices.

A revelation is something that we do not know or have not seen before.

As believers, revelation refers to the way in which God reveals Himself . Revelation does not only happen to believers. God many times speaks to non-believers; you hear them say "Something told me not to go there." As believers, we are responsible to hear and study God's Word in order to see how God is revealing Himself to us.

God likes to talk to us through many ways: the Bible, prayer, and even through other believers. So when we make time to be quiet or meditate, we can listen and hear His voice speaking to us.

God loves to speaks through scripture, but God may also speak to us through interpreting a thought, an impression, a sense of peace, or another person's words or actions.

Each time the Holy Spirit speaks to us, we begin to identify His voice; it's like fine tuning a radio or an old fashioned TV set; once we are dialed in, we don't touch it any further.

Pastor Kevin Burroughs-Neeley

In Christianity, a prophet (or seer) is one inspired by God through the Holy Spirit to deliver a message

When someone speaks what they believe is a word of God to you.

It is a conformation to something that God has clearly spoken to you, or something that you know that God absolutely did not say it.

If it is something you are unsure of, it may require you to get before God to seek clarity and instructions, and some spoken prophetic words can take years to come into fruition.