The One You Love the Most Might Be Your Biggest Foe

When I think of all the people over the years that were once close to me, I also remember times during our friendship when they appeared to be my worst enemies.  From sharing personal details about my life with a common foe to making false promises.  You can become bitter, paranoid, and mean-spirited when you have been repeatedly mistreated.

Sometimes we fall in love too quickly, think too highly of others, defend liars, and shun those who mean us well.  With so much drama surrounding us, it can be hard to see who is friend and who is foe.  This is why we must spend the necessary time praying to God.  Asking him, "What do you think of those who I have partnered with personally and professionally?  Show me who is friend and who is foe."  You will be surprised to see some of the most unlikeliest people pass before your spiritual eyes.

Pray hard when you see the truth.  Ask the Lord to cover your heart and mind concerning the person who has been deceiving you for so long.  Request that God use his angels to protect you from all harm and danger.  Trust God for a plan for your life.  When we discover that some individuals are all show, but no go, this isn't the time to curse people, gossip, or be vengeful; rather, we seek God for a plan.  For some readers, this would be a good time to fast from a favorite pleasure and start seeking God for some answers.  When your focus is on God, you pose a challenge for the enemy that he/she can't win by using things like:  flattery, gifts, demands, threats, or anything else he/she so chooses to come up with to keep you from knowing his/her plans of destruction for your life.

It can be difficult living with someone who may have been acting more like an enemy than a friend.  Try to see the positive in the current arrangement while asking God what are the benefits for now in carrying on a friendship/marriage/partnership, etc.  You might be surprised what God reveals. 

Remember, whatever situation you are in, it is only temporary, particularly if it is comprised of sinful behavior and only worsening with each passing day.  The instruction to love an enemy is what some readers are doing.  The love they have for their enemy isn't the problem, but what the enemy does to get a believer off track with the Lord is. 

While you wait for your deliverance from a foe, do this Proverbs 3:5.

Nicholl McGuire