What is it in a man that intimidates another man? There are many different things that cause intimidation but one thing that trumps them all is confidence within a man.
Confidence comes from knowing that something will be achieved and only God gives us what we know. For the Lord gives us the wisdom, the strength, and the confidence to persevere to the very end. Satan on the other hand likes to intimidate or put up a front because he might appear to have what it takes on the outside but he does not have what it takes on the inside. Satan wants us to take matters into our own hands when God teaches us trust in Him rather than in man.
When something is of God it does not move in its’ conviction but humbly stands in obedience for God to see it through. Challenging a man of God or someone in authority is going against the Word of God. For the Lord is the One who gives us our positions and He is the One that is to move the people.
Satan on the other hand entices the people to move through alterior motives to divide the body and when the people don’t know the Word of God Satan will cause disruption among the people. A man should never try to earn a position out of challenging another man for this life is not about competition. It is about us being obedient and learning to be the best we can be in whatever position that God has given. No position is better than the next because it takes every single position within the body to serve the overall direction.
Many people struggle with how to handle confidence and some allow it to turn into arrogance. God gives each of us our talents and when we don’t understand who is truly in control then you will find that many people will miss use their talents for their own self gain. Satan is very clever in the spirit and he is steadily at work in trying to attack each one of us because he does not want anyone to spiritually break through or to ever succeed in their mission.
This is where it is vital for us to teach the Word of God as a whole to our children and to our grandchildren to insure that they learn to trust God instead of putting their confidence in man. This world is is not only physical but spiritual and if we do not recognize this then we are only setting ourselves up for a limited life without Jesus Christ…amen
” It is better to trust in the Lord, Than to put confidence in man…Psalm 118:8 “
James Harrison
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