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0:02 We wanna honor God because he sees everything.0:10 You were born with a plan and a purpose. He's the God of all things possible. He's the God of all0:22 miracles.0:52 Welcome to Grace Grace with Naina Michelle. I'm Michelle Humphreys.0:55 And I am Naina Keegan. Welcome to our broadcast today. Today we're gonna be talking about all the different ways that you probably don't even realize that you might be giving the enemy a foothold. The ways that you1:07 might be letting him in your life. And there's so many ways that you probably haven't even thought of. So many of us think it's all the real big sins, but did you know that there's no sin ranking1:19 system to God? You know, it's all sin. Sin is sin, and God's not up there with some, know, that one's way worse than that 1. No. And we have to keep so close in1:31 what the Bible says and walk that way because when we give the devil an opportunity or a foothold, that means we've just opened the door to let him come right in, And1:43 so we're gonna talk all about those those those ways and and 1 of the big ones 1 of the big ones is unforgiveness. Mhmm. And we could do 10 shows about1:55 unforgiveness and we have done programs on those. We encourage you to go watch those, but it is so important. The devil loves to keep us in ought, to keep us hating and picking2:06 up offenses and being so in strife because the bible says where there is strife there is every kind of evil. Isn't that terrifying?2:18 So if you're gonna just allow some some something someone said or did, it doesn't matter who's hurt you. God knows who's hurt you and how and when. It doesn't mean you have to stay in that2:30 hurt and and go back for more, but for your sake, you need to let that go and forgive and go 1 step further and ask the Lord to bless them.2:40 Well, don't you think that like in the world right now, people kind of like there are some people that are like overzealous when it comes to Satan and that he's2:52 real. Mhmm. And there are people that are like, yeah, I don't really believe in Satan anymore, but you know what? The bible says there is a devil. It says that he goes about like a3:03 roaring lion seeking whom he may devour. It devour. It says that he it says don't give place3:15 to the devil. So that means that you are the only 1, if you're a child of God, you're the only 1 that can give place to the devil. He has no authority over you3:27 but that which which you give him. And so you wanna make sure you're not giving place to the devil. And how can you give place to the devil? You give place to the devil when you sin, when3:39 when we sin. You know, and the bible says that we've all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. So just know that God is wanting you to realize that3:51 satan is real. I mean, the bible talks about satan and and we don't it says to be wise in the things of God, you know, and and to resist the devil and4:03 he will flee from you. So the devil is mentioned, it it goes back to when he fell like lightning from heaven. So he's very real and if you don't believe he exists, just keep4:14 on being complacent, keep on not believing and watch it. Before too long, you're gonna believe it because you'll be in a in a quandary and you will need God to get you4:26 out of what you and the devil got you into.4:29 You know, the first half of that verse, you know, resist the devil and he will flee. Before that it says submit yourselves to Yes. And so, what does that mean? It means that we4:41 come wholeheartedly, we repent, we submit ourselves to God. We ask God to search our hearts, we ask him to remove anything in us that is not of him, that we repent of all things4:53 known and unknown, and we ask for his forgiveness, and he will forgive us. And if he can forgive us, can't we forgive others? And again, we're not saying you have to go back to the same5:05 old and and you're not a doormat, and God doesn't want you to be abused or any of those things, but we're talking about praying for them from afar. You can forgive them so that your heart is clean and that you have5:17 no bitterness because it's like when you have that, it's like it's impossible for you to receive blessings. And another way that we let the devil in is by harboring anger, and that is a5:29 tough 1 because so many times when you see anger or rage on someone, anger is a secondary emotion that's usually fear based, and sometimes we don't know what to do with our fears and it comes5:41 out in anger and it comes out in an emotion that is so based on fear, and when the Lord says, you know, do not, you know, let the sun go down on your anger, you know, in your anger do not5:52 sin, it's because when you get in those situations where you're super angry, you know, you you are kinda walking outside of the covering of God and and basically in the devil's camp and he's6:04 capable of tricking you and causing you to do things. 1 thing could change your whole life. 1 1 moment of of just acting in a rage or an anger could change the6:16 trajectory of your whole life and cause you to just to to wind up in in all kinds of chaos that you don't belong in. And isn't that the plan of the devil? To steal, kill, and destroy, and to tempt6:28 you, and lead you. So you need to keep your anger in check, and the Lord can help you with that.6:32 Well, absolutely. And you don't wanna give place to the devil because he's not a good roommate. He's a terrible roommate, he is. You know, if if I don't know if6:44 anybody, you know, that's watching has ever been robbed. I remember I had a a purse stolen 1 time years ago. I I was foolish and I left it in my car and the car was unlocked, so, you know,6:56 someone came along. And but, you know, the Bible says that that the devil is like a strong man, like a thief and a robber. He comes like a thief and a robber and and that if7:08 the man of the house or the woman of the house had stayed up because she knew that the thief and the robber was coming, they could have stopped the robber. So you have the capacity as a7:19 Christian to actually stop the schemes of the devil. It says to to do all these things, you know, for for for the Lord so that you can stop the schemes7:31 of the devil. So you actually have the power when you pray to bind the strong man. That's what the Bible says. You can pray in the name of Jesus, I bind the strong7:42 man. And I have shared this story before, but, you know, it just it still amazes me. Whenever I first read that, I also my friend and I were reading and we were pretty7:54 new in the Lord, and and we read about binding the strong men. So every day we are we are binding every strong, you know, this bind this strong man, bind this strong man. But I tell you what, we really started seeing8:05 some answers to prayer. I mean, answers to prayer. You know, things that look like that take lifetimes to answer, answered. We were binding the strong man on the daily8:17 and God was breaking through. And so, you know, cancel the assignments of the devil.8:24 He's not a god that should lie, and again, bending and loosing. Right. Whatever is bound in heaven is bound here on earth, and whoever is loosed in heaven can be loosed on earth. You know, whatever is good, those are the8:35 things we should focus on, and we're gonna talk more about that when we come right back. You're watching Grace Grace with Naina and Michelle.8:42 The world needs to be reached with the message of Jesus, and that is the mission of Grace Grace with Naina and Michelle. To see people's life change with the saving power of Jesus8:53 Christ. When you donate to Grace Grace Ministries, you're also reaching orphans and the underprivileged throughout the world, as well as the United States. The Bible says that when we help the least, the forgotten, and9:05 the overlooked, we have done something for Jesus himself. Will you be a part of what God is doing to help those in need and those who are hungering to hear the real message of Jesus? Give today by9:17 logging on to naina and michelle dot com or text the word give to 3 2 5 6 0 3 3 3 5 4. You can also send in a check to 63 15 b f m 14 889:28 road number 1 22 Magnolia, Texas 7 7 3 5 4. Grace Grace Ministries is a 5 0 1 c 3 charitable organization. Gifts are tax deductible, so join us in the great commission9:40 today. Give now.9:44 Welcome back to the program. We're talking about today about the ways that we let the enemy in and that we need that we we have him coming and we're giving him9:56 a stronghold, and we need to know what these entry points are. And 1 of them is we've talked about anger and we've talked about unforgiveness, but another 1 is indulging in fear and10:08 anxiety. And how many times do we not even realize that fear is really false evidence appearing real? That is us basically having10:19 faith in the wrong thing. It's basically you have faith in what the devil is saying, the fears he's bringing on you. You're trusting those fears and believing when he is the father10:31 of lies instead of believing the truth that Jesus the truth is what sets us free. And so when when we are indulging in fear and anxiety, we're basically believing10:43 and having faith in the wrong thing. It's like we're praying for the wrong thing, and that is he uses that and he runs with it. He does. We have to be careful.10:53 But you know, when we have fear and we let the enemy in, we have to remember that that God is he answers. And and and when we we're asking God because we're panic11:05 praying, we're and we're we're we're walking in fear, it's because we're thinking that God is gonna allow something terrible to happen to us, and we're replacing11:16 what God could do that is good with those scary thoughts. And there's a scripture that that pretty much describes what I'm talking about and it it this is the King James version, but it says,11:28 everyone that asks receives and he that seeks finds and to him that knocks it shall be opened. If a son shall ask for bread from his11:40 father, will he give him a stone? Or if he asks for fish, will God give him a snake? No. He will not. So if you being evil know how to give good gifts11:52 to your children, how much more will your heavenly father give to you? I think about, you know, like for for my kids, I mean, like on for Christmas. Christmas12:04 is like we we just lavish gifts upon our kids. We we want to give good things to our kids when they ask us for something. We want to say yes. Do you think12:16 we being evil are gonna be better than God? So when you get in those temptations and those trials and those that that mode of fear, don't you think God is12:28 do you think he's gonna give you a stone when you ask him for bread? No. God is gonna answer you. If you ask, he's gonna give it to you, and if if if you knock, he's gonna open the door. So12:40 just believe that God is gonna answer you because he loves you. He's your real parent.12:48 And the Bible also says that can worry add 1 single day to your life? I mean, actually it causes all kinds of things. You know, you you can bring on13:00 your own health issues by getting into worry and anxiety and it can change things about you. It can change your your immune system can be low and your blood pressure and all kinds of things. You13:11 know, so the devil sure is slick and knows what he's doing. And again, he's coming to steal, kill, and destroy. And we have to have joy because the joy of the Lord is our13:23 strength. And so we have to remember who we are and we have to remember whose we are. We were bought and paid for by the precious blood of Jesus Christ. He died13:35 for you. He he lived for you. And you know what? He didn't experience anything that you're not going to experience. He experienced it all. He knows what you're going through.13:47 The devil tried to trick him, the devil tried to lie to him, the devil went and tempted him, and he stood strong. And we can use that example because the Bible says when the devil13:59 threw everything at Jesus, when he was tempting him and the devil, when he threw everything he had at him and Jesus resisted him, he said, it says in the word, then he left.14:11 The devil left and then the angels came and took care of him and his ministry started. The devil does not have an endless bag of tricks, he's not omniscient, he's not omnipresent, he does14:23 not14:23 know all things.14:25 So he only knows what you speak. He when you start speaking demise and you start speaking bad things and all the woe is me and you start speaking all the what ifs and all the chaos, you're14:36 basically giving the devil an opportunity. You're getting into an agreement with him and you're basically letting him have license to wreak havoc in your life. So we have to remember to trust14:48 God and to cast our our fears and our worries onto him because he loves us and his perfect love will bind and cast away those fears. It's so important.14:59 It's so true and you have to think that, you know, like with the devil shows up throughout the Bible. 1 of the places the devil shows up is pretty much in the courts of heaven where15:13 God is talking about Job and the devil is allowed to go this far but no further, right? And so the devil15:24 is an accuser. He's in the courtroom of heaven. Know, have you I'm sure you've all watched some kind of trial, you know, where you have the defense attorney and the prosecutor,15:37 and the devil is he is prosecuting your case and you know what? He's right. You are a sinner. I'm a sinner. We have done wrong. We've said the wrong things. We may have given15:48 place to the devil, but we can we can go to the great judge and we can say, God, will you help me get out of this? I am sorry that I16:00 gave place to the devil, you know. And and and the and the good news is, I don't know if you ever saw this movie, you know, the movie where the the guy16:12 says, you can't handle the truth. You know, the devil can't handle the truth because the bible is what defeats the devil. You stand against the devil16:24 with the sword of the spirit which is the word of God. And so we come to the courts of heaven with the word of God which the bible says appropriate16:36 the word, remind God of his word and come boldly to his throne of grace. Even though the devil is accusing you and he's telling you16:48 you deserve this, but God he you you get acquitted, you know. Remember the famous OJ trial, you know if it doesn't fit you must acquit. Well here's the deal,17:00 you are acquitted not because you did or didn't do something, you know we all know he was guilty, but the thing is we can be17:11 acquitted because Jesus is Lord. That blood that was shed is what covers us and that's what makes us righteous to stand17:23 before the courts of heaven and ask for and go boldly before the Lord and ask him for things. So know that when we come back we're gonna talk more17:35 about entry points and how not to get placed to the devil.17:39 The world needs to be reached with the message of Jesus and that is the mission of Grace Grace with Naina and Michelle. To see people's lives change with the saving power of Jesus Christ.17:51 When you donate to Grace Grace Ministries, you're also reaching orphans and the underprivileged throughout throughout the world, as well as the United States. The Bible says that when we help the least, the forgotten,18:02 and the overlooked, we have done something for Jesus himself. Will you be a part of what God is doing to help those in need and those who are hungering to hear the real message of Jesus. Give today by18:14 logging on to naina and michelle dot com or text the word give to 3 2 5 6 0 3 3 3 5 4. You can also send in a check to 63 15 b f m 14 8818:26 road number 22 Magnolia, Texas 7 7 3 5 4. Grace Grace Ministries is a 5 0 1 c 3 charitable organization. Gifts are tax deductible, so join us in the great commission18:37 today. Give now.18:40 Welcome back to Grace Grace with Naina and Michelle. We're talking about not giving in to the entry points and letting the devil come in and wreak havoc in our lives. And another18:52 entry point that the devil always likes to use is guilt and condemnation, and those are not from the Lord. And when we stay guilty, it's basically self pity, feeling sorry for19:03 ourselves. You know, there's always something to be guilty about. You know, how many of us haven't blamed ourselves when we see our children acting crazy or doing something, or you know, we19:15 can always like, oh, we did this, or I did it wrong, we raised you know, no one's perfect, and we have to just know and trust the Lord, and we cannot pick that up. God gently convicts us when19:27 we're doing something wrong because he loves us and he knows that if we're walking out of his plan, it's hard for us to be blessable. We need to stay blessable and the19:39 devil likes us to get all caught up in guilt and condemnation and the always and the nevers and I never do anything right and I'm always this and I'm always like in feeling bad about your whole19:51 past. Listen, when you were born again, you became a new creation and God forgives us our sins. When we repent of them, he throws them into a sea of forgetfulness20:03 and he's never remembers them again. So why are we continually reminding God of the things he's already forgotten and forgiven us for? It's time to loosen those20:15 chains. Those are bondages. It's time to stop dragging around this baggage and luggage of guilt from your past. It's time to not only seek his forgiveness but forgive20:26 yourself and know that God loves you and he forgives you and it's time to walk free of all of this guilt and condemnation. The devil loves all that because then he20:38 knows that you're not able to to receive. You've deemed yourself unworthy of receiving anything from the Lord and that is where the devil wants you.20:48 Completely unblessable. I love it. I love the scripture that says, although your heart condemns you, God is greater than your heart. Amen. Isn't that good? I21:00 mean, don't you feel condemned sometimes, but you're not. It's a lie. You know, when you start feeling like you are condemned, you have to remember, you have to say it out loud sometimes.21:12 Satan, you're a liar. You are a liar. Rebuke him. Exactly. And I'm pretty sure I shared this before, but recently I was, you know, just kinda21:24 going through turmoil and and through thoughts, tumultuous thoughts I would say. And I was on a plane and I was just like had my head down and I was like,21:36 God, you know, I I I can't I can't hear you. I I I don't feel like I can pray. I I I honestly feel like you're mad at me. I feel like you're mad at me, and you know, that's a21:47 condemnation. But God is greater than your heart, and God does not always do this for me, but I guess, you know, some this is what happened. When I got off that plane, I said to the Lord on the21:59 plane, please tell me you're not mad at me because if you're mad at me, then I I don't even feel like I can pray. I I have got to know you're not mad at me right now. I you know, even if I have to stay in the trial, I22:11 have got to know you're not mad at me and that I did not do something to offend you. And when I got off the plane, I opened up my messages and a lady who knew nothing about it, I had no22:23 time to talk to anybody about it because I was all alone on that plane and it was just the Lord and I. And she sent me a message that said, God is not mad at you and22:34 you're just going through a trial. That is that is like, oh, God. Nothing changed in my situation and and but that is part of my testimony now, you know, that that22:46 God is not mad at you. You know, if you sinned even, he will forgive your sins. You may have to go through the consequences of you okay, you spent,22:58 you know, your money, now it's not there. That's a consequence, and now you're gonna have to stay home or whatever. There are consequences to natural laws, but God God is not23:10 mad at you. Mhmm. You know, so you23:12 always remember that. Situations around when we ask him for help and he can deliver us from times of trouble and get us on the right path and show us ways to victory and help us change.23:24 And you know, that's the thing about God. He's always right there with the answer and the victory and the the vindication, and he he's right there to to change and23:36 turn our situations around what the devil has meant for harm. He will use for good. And another way is we need to continually break any word curses ever spoken over23:48 us, our generations, and our families. We cannot declare things, this always happens in our family, this is generational, this always runs in our family, so we break24:00 and bind any generational curses. You speak that those are broken, We're talking addictions, we're talking cancers and all kinds of diseases, we're talking24:11 all kinds of issues that you have spoken and declared and any curses over your family to be null and void right now in Jesus name. You turn that around with what the word of24:23 God says about those very things and do not let the devil have that foothold and it is time to pray. It's been such a good show.24:31 Amen. Alright. So we're gonna pray that anywhere you or I have given place to the devil that we take it back. Yes. In Jesus name. Yes. So father,24:43 in the name of Jesus, you said we have the keys of David. We can lock and unlock. So God, everywhere we have an open door and we have allowed the devil, the enemy of our souls24:55 that hates you, God, into our lives, we pray first and foremost, the Lord rebukes you, Satan, you have no authority. In Jesus name, you have25:07 to leave. We lock the door now. We lock the door to sin. We lock the door to to wrong thinking. We lock the door to things we've opened that we've seen25:19 with our eyes, Lord, that we will set no evil before our eyes, Father. In Jesus name, we pray God that any wrong habit, any wrong pattern of life, Lord,25:30 lock those things, that we we lock the doors to every place that we've given to the devil and we pray in the name of Jesus that you will take them back to the glory25:42 of God and that our lives will see the victory that was meant for us from the foundations of the earth. In Jesus name, give your life to the Lord if you've never done so. Amen. In25:54 Jesus name. Wow.25:56 That's a good prayer. Thank you so much for joining our broadcast today. We invite you to just follow us on social media. Subscribe. We've got daily devotions filled with the word of God. Find us on your favorite26:07 podcast app, always good messages there. Always for what you're going through, there's gonna be a word for you from the Lord. Send us your prayer request. We just love to just interact with you and we promise that we26:18 answer and stand in agreement with you. 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