{"id":481,"date":"2023-05-01T10:29:04","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T10:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bibleholyghost.com\/?p=481"},"modified":"2023-05-01T10:29:06","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T10:29:06","slug":"how-is-satan-attacking-the-youth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bibleholyghost.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/01\/how-is-satan-attacking-the-youth\/","title":{"rendered":"How Is Satan Attacking the Youth?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Satan uses many tools to weaken and destroy the home and family and especially our young
people. Through his many agents, his satanic majesty has proclaimed his intensions to
destroy one whole generation of our choice young people. A study of Satan\u2019s methods can
alert us to his seductions. In his cunning he knows where and how to strike.
It is in youth when his victims are most vulnerable. Youth is the spring time of life when all
things are new. Youth is the spirit of adventure and awakening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Satan understands that if he can grab their hearts and establish false teachings in their
mind from the earliest age, all he has to do is sit back and watch the dominos fall.
The areas that Satan tends to attack this generation of kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Self -Worth.<\/strong>
    We want our Children\u2019s inner thoughts and self-worth to reflect the thoughts that
    God has about them. Instead of being filled with puffed up pride or mere \u201cself-love\u201d
    we desire that they believe the truth. That they are beautifully handmade by a
    creator who loves them so much that he gave hi son\u2019s life to have a relationship with
    them. We want them to understand how much God values them, and that nothing
    or no one can change who they are in Christ.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    How Satan attacks<\/strong>
    He teaches them that life is all about them and their pleasure. He tells them that
    they need to ignore that voice of conviction that tells them things are right or wrong.
    At the same time, he is quick to condemn them for their mistakes and to \u201crub their
    noses in it\u201d and tell them they aren\u2019t worthy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Body image<\/strong>
      We want our kids to have a deep reverence for the intricate way their unique body is
      formed, and because of this respect, we want our kids to grow up honoring their
      bodies as temples of the Holy Spirit. We want our kids to treat their bodies with
      respect by honoring the boundaries God suggests, such as sexual exchange only
      between a man and a woman within the confines of a marital relationship. We want
      our kids to take care of their bodies through healthy food choices and regular
      exercise, we also want them to understand that they are not defined by their
      physical appearance.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      How Satan Attacks<\/strong>
      The enemy is hard at work in this area today! First, he tells our kids that they are not
      uniquely made, but that they are simply a result of random combination of genes
      that\u2019s taken millions of years to create.
      Then he convinces the kids that they ae mee animals with physical desires that
      should be fulfilled at any cost. He wants them to believe that physical pleasure (such
      as sexuality outside of marriage) is normal and right and that anyone who tells them
      differently is being judgmental.
      In terms of health, he uses television and the media to Oh-so-subtly promote certain
      body shapes as ideal over others.
      Tweens and Teens are especially weak in this area since their bodies are rapidly
      changing on the outside and they are asking pivotal questions about self-identity on
      the inside.
      He convinces them that every measure must be taken to achieve these ideal body
      images, including those that lead to eating disorders and drug abuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. Influences<\/strong>
        We want the kids to be surrounded by those who can influence them towards God\u2019s
        great purpose for their lives; and we also want our kids to grow to become those
        people who influence others in powerful ways for the greater good.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        How Satan attacks<\/strong>
        Satan\u2019s easiest way to attack here would be, of course, to simply surround our kids
        with bad influences. But he\u2019s little trickier than that.
        While he still does try to place negative influences in our children\u2019s lives, He knows
        that we are good parents who do our best to protects our kids from the bad
        influences.
        He keeps our kids away from God\u2019s word. He keeps our Children\u2019s parents (That\u2019s
        us!) too busy and distracted to influence our kids the way that we need to. He
        strengthens our children\u2019s natural tendency to laziness and complacency.
        Using books, televisions, news reports and social media, he slowly simmers our kids
        in the false thinking that truth is relative and not absolute. Through this process, he
        affirms the falsehood that an individual\u2019s godly influence is irrelevant and can even
        be considered offensive and judgmental against other\u2019s beliefs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Slowly he convinces them that they can\u2019t make a difference and that they really
        don\u2019t have the power to change things anyway, so why even try?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        1. Passions<\/strong>
          We want our kids to live a purposefully and passionately, always seeking God\u2019s
          direction. We want them to grow up with a willingness to persevere, a deep
          understanding of the cost (and joys) of commitment, and to be unwilling to settle for
          complacency and comfort.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          How Satan attacks<\/strong>
          He distracts and confuses them. He encourages them to use emotion to guide their
          decision- making instead of seeking to align their passions with what God is already
          doing.
          In addition, he doesn\u2019t want our kids to understand or appreciate their unique
          personality and talents that God has divinely given them.
          Instead, he encourages them towards laziness. He convinces them to be content
          with seeking self- pleasure and the easy way out. Through mindless pursuits, he
          keeps them numb to the better life of magnificent beauty that comes from following
          God\u2019s wild and wonderful best path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          1. Money, Possessions and work<\/strong>
            We want our children to have a healthy relationship with money, understanding that
            possessions are not equated to a person\u2019s worth nor do they bring ultimate
            happiness. We want them to understand that the things of this world can bring us
            enjoyment, but that lasting joy is found only in God.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

            How Satan attacks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Like Eve in the garden, the enemy teases and tempts our kids with good
            Looking \u201cfruit\u201d (worldly possessions) that he promises will solve them
            Problems and bring fulfilment.
            He convinces them that they need to do everything they can to get ahead (including
            compromising their values, if (need be) because having lots of money and
            possessions is the ultimate goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Through the spirit of ingratitude, he keeps them insecure, empty and preoccupied
            with thoughts of what they do not have so that they\u2019re always looking for more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Prayer
            Dear Lord,<\/strong>
            We break all demonic entanglements In Jesus\u2019s name. We release all youths from
            these prisons they have sent themselves in.
            If any of them has lost their souls to the devil in exchange for riches, we ask that you
            recover them. We rain your anger and wrath on these demons in Jesus\u2019s name.
            Let them return what does not belong to them. Please retrieve your children from
            these yokes of evil. Break all evil holds on their lives and let them find favor in your
            eyes once again.
            Heavenly father,<\/strong>
            Guide and protect the youth from anxieties and distractions that are every where
            present in the world today. Be with them when they experience life\u2019s challenges.
            Show them your presence when they encounter both sickness and healing,
            loneliness and friendship, failure and success, sorrow and joy. Give them the
            courage and strength to make decisions guided by your light as we journey through
            life. Through the power of life-giving spirit may they come to know your love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            AMEN<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            <\/p>\n\n\n\n

            <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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