War Against the Kingdom

But there is an enemy working to keep the kingdom of God from increasing on the earth. This enemy knows that He can’t defeat God but he believes that, by deception, trial and temptation, he can defeat those who carry the kingdom on the earth – the sons and daughters of the King. He strives to destroy their intimate relationship with God, because through that relationship they are transformed to look like their heavenly Father, and through that relationship they are empowered to be about their Father’s business. The enemy is happy to see them stay in mindsets, motives, perspectives or attitudes that steal fruitfulness and productivity from their lives – that keep them from effectively manifesting their Father to the world.