Overcoming Satan's Attacks: The Path to Victory
Stay firm in righteousness, resisting Satan’s attacks until he realizes his efforts to bring you down are in vain. Those who persevere in this way will undoubtedly receive a great mission from the Lord In his efforts to destroy us, Satan often starts with trickery and temptation. He tries to lure us into his grasp by deceiving us into believing his lies. But if we resist his temptations and refuse to fall for his deceit, Satan’s next move is to turn to intense torment and suffering. At this point, the battle against him becomes a war of endurance—a test to see who can withstand the pressure the longest. If we give in first, believing that fighting against Satan is hopeless, and stop striving to establish righteous conditions, we surrender to him, and defeat becomes inevitable. However, if Satan gives up, realizing that he can’t control us and that we’ll never belong to him, we are set free from his hold. For those who overcome Satan, the Lord promises a crown of victory and a powe...