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Giants Modus Operandi #8: They try to wear you down and exhaust you
Giants try to wear you down and exhaust you so you will quit on your own. Read 1 Samuel 17:1-58 If you have ever been worn down and exhausted you understand how it doens’t just wear you down phyiscally, but emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. Unfortunately, we tend to do this to ourselves because we don’t rest from… Continue reading
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Giants Modus Operandi #7: They gas light you and assault you mentally and emotionally
Gas lighting is a form of manipulation. It means to “manipulate (someone) using psychological methods into questioning their own sanity, memory, or powers of reasoning (dictionary.com)”. It is a subtle but frequently used tactic by someone to gain the upper hand, be coercive, etc. and it is used to get you to agree to do… Continue reading
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Giants Modus Operandi #6: They try to bargain with you through manipulative tactics
Nehemiah 6:1-4 Now it happened when Sanballat, Tobiah, [a]Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall, and that there were no breaks left in it (though at that time I had not hung the doors in the gates), 2 that Sanballat and [b]Geshem sent to me, saying, “Come, let us meet… Continue reading
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Giants Modus Operandi #5: They lie about you
Has anyone ever lied about you to someone else and you found out about it? I have experienced this many times and it can be quite painful at first. It can cause feelings of confusion, hurt, anger, betrayal, rejection and more. Often times we want to confront the person immediately (and sometimes we do –… Continue reading
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Giants Modus Operandi #4: They try to stop the work
Nehemiah 4:7-8 and 6:1-8 When insults, mockery, ridicule and discouragment don’t work, giants will try other means to stop you from doing the work. Whether they use assualts of confusion or manipulation, their attacks may seem daunting and intimidating. And this is usually where the ‘fear of man’ comes in at. Being more afraid of… Continue reading
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Giants Modus Operandi #3: They try to discourage you
The enemy will assault you as long as he needs to with discouragment so you will give up. Discouragement is the breeding ground for doubt that is ripe for the harvest. If you get discouraged, which is normal at times, one of the best things to do is to remind yourself of all the ways… Continue reading
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Giants Modus Operandi #2: They challenge you
Nehemiah 6:1-8 When word came to Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab and the rest of our enemies that I had rebuilt the wall and not a gap was left in it—though up to that time I had not set the doors in the gates— 2 Sanballat and Geshem sent me this message: “Come, let us meet together… Continue reading
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Giants Modus Operandi #1: They mock and ridicule you
In Nehemiah 4:1-5, we can see this giant in operation. “But it so happened, when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, that he was furious and very indignant, and mocked the Jews. 2 And he spoke before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they fortify themselves?… Continue reading
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Giants are in the land…but now they are exposed!
40 Modus Operandi of Giants There are giants in the lands we are meant to occupy and they all have M.O.’s (Modus Operandi) that they utilize against us. A deep dive into Scripture reveals what some of them are. When we recognize the works of darkness, we can defeat them through the blood of Jesus.… Continue reading
