I've heard it said, and have probably mentioned in previous blog posts, that God gives His toughest battles to His strongest warriors, and that may be true, but I also think it's true that Satan fights the hardest against those whom he most wants to defeat, including God's strongest warriors, Satan's greatest foes.
It's true that God wants to strengthen us, and that He has to give tougher challenges to His more capable children because that's the only way to give them a decent workout, but God isn't the only source of life's challenges. Satan also challenges us, not too help us become strong, but to prevent us from doing so. He makes life difficult for those who are trying to be righteous in hopes that they get discouraged and give up. He wants to convince God's strongest warriors to give up the fight.
Fortunately, as always, Satan's plan backfires. The challenges he provides us are excellent workouts, whether that's what he designed them to be our not. Fighting Satan strengthens our spirits and makes us even more of a threat to him. So, when the adversary works against you, take heart. He's attacking you because he's afraid of you, and as he does so, he is unwittingly giving you the strength you need to defeat him.
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