The enemy has different weapons it can use against one’s destiny. Fear is one of them; it is Satan’s main weapon. It is a spiritual force that begins inside of you. It is highly destructive because it robs one of his/her faith and peace. It makes one to focus on the circumstances, instead of God’s word. Sin is the second weapon. God will never tempt you to do wrong. In fact, He has given you every tool you need to resist the devil, and make him flee from you. The devil tempts you to sin and no one is exempted from it. “Let no one say when he is tempted, ‘I am tempted by God’, for God cannot be tempted by evil nor does He himself tempt anyone,” James 1:13.

Another weapon used against one’s destiny is satanic dreams, Matt. 13:25. This ranges from evil visitation or being pressed in the dream, eating or having sex, being pursued by men, masquerades or strange creatures. Others are seeing oneself in your former house or school, writing exams, being trapped in an old house, falling from a height or even being buried. All of these can be used to manipulate one’s destiny. Some of these experiences come when you are close to a major breakthrough and suddenly you lose it, making you to struggle and become stagnated in life. Whenever you have such dreams don’t see it as normal, you need to rise up in prayers to cancel them because the spiritual controls the physical.

Other weapons that are in great used are foundational issues, evil covenants, curses and evil dedications. If there are underlying foundational issues or negative family patterns flowing in your bloodline, then there is a limit as to how far you can go in life. You need to do a research into your family to know which is applicable to you, so that you can deal with it.

Lastly, the enemies use the weapon of ignorance to truncate the destinies of men. Isa. 5:13 tells us that men are taken into captivity because they lack knowledge. Ignorance is likened to darkness. Your level of knowledge is a reflection of your level of illumination. Ignorance gives Satan advantage over men, 2 Cor. 2:11.

To overcome the enemies of your destiny, you must resist them, James 4:7. This simply means that you should stand your ground. Secondly, submit yourself to God’s authority over you (Heb. 13:17). Obey your spiritual leaders who have been given watch over your soul because they will give account of you and they want to do it with joy and not of a grief heart.

Again, put on the whole armour of God. This means to be equipped and understand the weapons available to you. • Rev. John Okene, Divine Touch Int’l Ministries, Warri, Delta State. [email protected]. Prayer line: +2348135952623

As a child of God, you should be ever ready because you are in a constant spiritual battle. Feed daily on the word of God; it is your sword. Take time to study and meditate on it as you engage in any warfare. From the days of John the Baptist, the kingdom of heaven has been subjected to violence, so, it is only the violent people who can take it as a prize, Matt. 11:12. These steps, however, will not be effective if you have not surrendered your life to Jesus Christ. Please do so now. May all those who have vowed that you will not fulfill your destiny receive the judgement of God today in Jesus’ name.
• Rev. John Okene, Divine Touch Int’l Ministries, Warri, Delta State. [email protected]. Prayer line: +2348135952623