Satan attacks the most when .....

[ModestMama]

I have heard this alot. "Satan attacks the hardest when your doing something right"

I cant seem to find where that is in the Word. Can someone help me out?

[votivesoul]

Originally Posted by ModestMama

I have heard this alot. "Satan attacks the hardest when your doing something right"

I cant seem to find where that is in the Word. Can someone help me out?

I don't think it's there, either. I think it's a general principle that some believe to be true.

Generally speaking, all of the righteous saints in the Bible faced incredible challenges and hardships, persecutions, and even death.

In light of that, and of what we know about the devil, people make the kind of statement you shared, attempting to put the two concepts together, like so:

Challenges and hardships = the hindering, attacking word of Satan

Is that spelled out in the Bible? Someone will have to help me out, because I don't remember seeing that, so specifically, at least.

[shazeep]

Matt 12
43“When an •unclean spirit comes out of a man, it roams through waterless places looking for rest but doesn’t find any.bf 44Then it says, ‘I’ll go back to my house that I came from.’ And returning, it finds the house vacant, swept, and put in order. 45Then off it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and settle down there. As a result, that man’s last condition is worse than the first.

and Luke 11:26 commentaries discuss this testing, describing it as someone "partially reformed," etc.

"The house is swept from common sins, by a forced confession, as Pharaoh's; by a feigned contrition, as Ahab's; or by a partial reformation, as Herod's. The house is swept, but it is not washed; the heart is not made holy. Sweeping takes off only the loose dirt, while the sin that besets the sinner, the beloved sin, is untouched. The house is garnished with common gifts and graces. It is not furnished with any true grace; it is all paint and varnish, not real nor lasting. It was never given up to Christ, nor dwelt in by the Spirit."

which seems kind of harsh, if one is just trying to do the right thing, but i think everyone starts out trying to fit Christ into their lives instead of fitting their lives into Christ, so to speak. So what may be happening is that someone seeking to accomplish salvation by works is having their heart tested to reveal their true motives.

[shazeep]

2He did what was right in the LORD's sight but not wholeheartedly.

this is from 2Chron25 written about Amaziah, and the commentary here might provide some insight. It is a strange account to read, as we must discern Amaziah's motives for turning from God, and no direct answer is given even when the prophet asks him.

[mfblume]

Originally Posted by ModestMama

I have heard this alot. "Satan attacks the hardest when your doing something right"

I cant seem to find where that is in the Word. Can someone help me out?

It's just common strategic sense if you're an enemy of the devil. Any threat to someone makes that one fight.

[ModestMama]

Yea I could see that. But in the past week I have felt that maybe attacks are more and more when we are weak in the Spirit and walking in our flesh. Not saying that if we are truly living right that the enemy won't tempt us. I do belive however that if we realize who we are in Christ and the power we have in us by the Holy Ghost, and knowing the we overcame the enemy just like Jesus did on the cross then what can the devil do to us?
I have have a burdenfor the Saints of God. I look around and can feel so many have defeat in their hearts. When the enemy tempts or when situations happen in life that we don't like , I am seeing more people react with the mind of defeat. But we shouldnt. We shouldn't be worrying and getting upset so easily , we should be standing firm and rebuke those feelings in the Authority that is in us. Yea trials come...but the enemy searches who he may devour. But if we stand strong in the Lord and KNOW who we are in Christ and the power that is in us ..when the devil comes near us he will see that we know what he knows and that is he, is already overcome. And we can use the Word against him and he has to flee!
But as long as we don't realize we have that power and Authority then the enemy can have fun with that.

[shazeep]

well, with that in mind, it is a good idea maybe to recognize that when you are doing it right, someone wants to kill you for it

"Do not think that I came to bring peace on the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword."

we even have a saying, "no good deed goes unpunished," that reflects this. So it is prudent to recognize when you may be embarked upon a good deed that you envision an outcome that may not reflect God's purpose, which may be to reveal sin in others, which is going to produce friction of one kind or another in the natural world, and to not get discouraged by this.

[Jito463]

Originally Posted by ModestMama

Yea I could see that. But in the past week I have felt that maybe attacks are more and more when we are weak in the Spirit and walking in our flesh. Not saying that if we are truly living right that the enemy won't tempt us. I do belive however that if we realize who we are in Christ and the power we have in us by the Holy Ghost, and knowing the we overcame the enemy just like Jesus did on the cross then what can the devil do to us?
I have have a burdenfor the Saints of God. I look around and can feel so many have defeat in their hearts. When the enemy tempts or when situations happen in life that we don't like , I am seeing more people react with the mind of defeat. But we shouldnt. We shouldn't be worrying and getting upset so easily , we should be standing firm and rebuke those feelings in the Authority that is in us. Yea trials come...but the enemy searches who he may devour. But if we stand strong in the Lord and KNOW who we are in Christ and the power that is in us ..when the devil comes near us he will see that we know what he knows and that is he, is already overcome. And we can use the Word against him and he has to flee!
But as long as we don't realize we have that power and Authority then the enemy can have fun with that.

That's an understandable point of view, until you remember Job. He was not weak in his faith, and even went so far as to pray daily for any sins his children may have committed in ignorance. And yet, everything he owned and held dear on this earth (his children, his cattle, his wealth and his health), was taken from him - save for his wife and his life - and even his wife turned on him, and told him to just curse God and die.

I don't believe every trial we face comes from the devil. Sometimes they're of our own making, in fact. Nevertheless, as Bro. Blume pointed out, it just makes sense to acknowledge, that the devil will attack when we're opposing him and his kingdom.

[ModestMama]

Yes I had considered the book of Job. But Job was so strong in faith and Satan knew that. That's why he said. " Hast not thou made an hedge about him....."
So Satan knew he was protected and Jesus had to allow him to attack him. But yet Job still did not sin. And was blessed even more.
I guess my point is in HOW people react to troubles. They can react in power or react in defeat. But resist the devil and he will flee.
I do agree with you....not every trial we face is of the devil. Alot of troubles we "blame" on the devil when we should look at ourselves.

[shazeep]

Job was likely guilty of salvation by works, as reflected in his change of address to God at the beginning v the end of the Book, at least according to some interpretations.

I just read an article on peoples' reactions to stress that applies to your
"HOW people react to troubles. They can react in power or react in defeat"
which speaks to this. Those who are informed beforehand that stress can elicit better responses when it is seen as a challenge--reacting in power, so to speak--rather than an obstacle--reacting in defeat--did much better on exams than a control group.