God said this to me this morning as I watched someone I love worry —worry is an evil force. The person turned from fun-loving and happy, to stressed in just a matter of minutes. All because of worry.  

Of course, the enemy does that. He comes with that one thought, that one toxic thought that if one meditates it, he is allowed to manage that person. Many don’t know his power is in their thinking, thus he gets away with interjecting those toxic thoughts in their minds. They have no idea it is him harassing them, or that they have to resist him by controlling their thoughts.

—2 Corinthians 10:3 For though we walk (live) in the flesh, we are not carrying on our warfare according to the flesh and using mere human weapons. 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not physical [weapons of flesh and blood], but they are mighty before God for the overthrow and destruction of strongholds, 5 [Inasmuch as we] refute arguments and theories and reasonings and every proud and lofty thing that sets itself up against the [true] knowledge of God; and we lead every thought and purpose away captive into the obedience of Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One), AMPC   

If you take the enemy's thought —for example in self-condemnation, how does that make you feel and how does that feeling then change your day and eventually your life? The answer is obvious —you will begin to feel bad about yourself and maybe even start to hate yourself—then treat yourself as such. Next, the enemy implements his plan with some sort of pleasure that will turn into self-indulgence, and of course, self-indulgence leads to problems that will overtake.

Do you know that most people overeat, drink, do drugs, and even go into debt because of self-condemnation? Because of those toxic thoughts the enemy planted in their minds without them knowing it was him, he is in control of them. His plan is in convincing you, that that one thing, that one self-satisfying thing will make you feel better about yourself. When actually, the self-satisfying thing is self-indulgence —which he uses to bring more stress. More stress leads to more problems of course and then those problems are a distraction to further that one from Jesus. Some do go to Jesus with their problems, but many try to handle things themselves distancing themselves further from Jesus. That is the enemy’s plan exactly. That is his plot to keep us distracted and as far from Jesus as possible!

It starts out little, a little self-condemnation and then it explodes! Now their lives are about their problems rather than enjoying that life they were given. In dreading life many start not caring about themselves and in that everything then becomes only about themselves. Soon enough the enemy has convinced that one everything that is wrong in his/her life is Jesus’ fault. Now they carry a grudge toward Jesus and of course, the enemy is allowed to continue to contaminate their thoughts with that grudge. In that comes a long venture down the wide path that leads to destruction! The enemy’s ultimate plot is to bring us to destruction!

When I do street ministry many tell me no thanks I don't need Jesus. The reason many say that is they are offended at Jesus, they feel Jesus has let them down. The reason they think that is because they don’t know the enemy, or the Word of God or know to take their thoughts captive. They believed anything that came into their mind because they didn’t know to follow the instructions in the Word of God. Because they didn’t have that knowledge from Jesus they became confused and overtaken by the lies of the enemy. 

If we don’t read the instruction manual (the Word of God), our misfortune is not Jesus’ fault but our own. If we don't follow the instructions He gave us, life will not turn out or end the way we want it to. In fact, many will perish for a lack of knowledge (Hosea 4:6). That is not God’s plan but in our ignorance of His plan and His instructions, we allow the plan of the enemy to control our lives. 

John 10:10 The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows). AMPC

The enemy’s final ploy is to take us to hell. If he can get us offended at and against Jesus he has accomplished his mission. His ultimate plan is to steal your eternity from you by stealing Jesus from you.

Look to Jesus while there is still time. Soon this time here will be finished and either you will have eternal life with Jesus, or if you will have been fooled —tricked out of that life Jesus promised! It’s easy, open the Book (He is His Word, John1:1) and follow His instructions written in it!

2 Peter 3:9 The Lord does not delay and is not tardy or slow about what He promises, according to some people’s conception of slowness, but He is long-suffering (extraordinarily patient) toward you, not desiring that any should perish, but that all should turn to repentance. 10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will vanish (pass away) with a thunderous crash, and the [material] elements [of the universe] will be dissolved with fire, and the earth and the works that are upon it will be burned up.11 Since all these things are thus  n the process of being dissolved, what kind of person ought [each of] you to be [in the meanwhile] in consecrated and holy behavior and devout and godly qualities,  AMPC

Hurry trust Him, He is waiting for you.