All through history from the creation through present time man has battled between right and wrong, good and evil. Many strive to be righteous according to God’s will. Some try to walk the line between God’s will and their own. And then there are some who blatantly defy God. Sadly, there is an ever-growing people who love darkness over light and choose to worship the evil in this world.
So who is the enemy of God?
Our identity begins in our heart. At least that’s the way I see it.
Scripture says, “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.” Proverbs 23:7
What do you think in your heart?
Ask anyone who knows me. My head is swimming with thoughts…continually. D often watches me with curiosity. I’m all over the place and there’s nothing he can do about it but smile. If my body got as much exercise as my mind, I’d be the greatest athlete this world has ever seen.
But, truthfully, I know my thoughts can be very selfish at times. Sometimes unforgiving. Greedy. And often void of God. It takes great discipline to keep him first and foremost in my thoughts. You wouldn’t think it would be so difficult when you love him. But it is and I’m trying to do better.
Am I an enemy of God? There was a time in my life when I was angry with him. And I got comfortable with that anger. Do you know why? Because if I remained angry with him I had an excuse to not have to do anything. That’s what it became. An excuse. As time went on, I wasn’t even truly angry anymore. I just used anger as an excuse to get out of doing anything. You know like praying, worshipping, studying, giving, loving. Those all took away from my time. Was I an enemy of God then? Yes, I believe I would have been lost had I died in that state. I was fully aware of what I was doing. And that’s a scary thought.
I believe if our walk in life is solely for our own benefit and our own glory we are an enemy of God. When we worship ourself instead of God, yes. The created over the Creator, Romans 1:25.
Jesus says if you aren’t with me, you are against me.
Matthew 12:30: Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.
Luke 11:23: Anyone who is not for me is against me; if he isn’t helping me, he is hurting my cause.
I believe that is a good indication of an enemy of God. If you are hindering his will you are not a friend but a foe.
Do we have to be as extreme as a worshipper of Satan in order to be an enemy of God? I don’t believe so. All you have to do is nothing. Satan loves this quiet place because he doesn’t have to do much but enjoy the show. That’s why we need to check ourself continuously to make sure we are on the same page as God.
Our desire should be to grow in the knowledge of God, and to seek his righteousness in everything until the day we die.
I started this post many weeks ago but I cannot recall what inspired this particular topic. I thought I’d finish it and post it anyway.
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Andi
Photos: my white lilac, 2016
Coffee with Andi 
I try to do what I think God wants me to do but I have faith that whatever I do he still loves me and when I die I will learn for sure what he expected me to do.
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Andi, great post. I have read it a few times and meant to respond a few days ago, but I needed more time to think through all the good points you have here. I would say that Jesus told his disciples, “Those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies.” (Matthew 15:18-19 NKJV) The Christian walk can be difficult because we are human and imperfect. Sadly, there are a lot of so-called ‘Christians’ who are not following Jesus’s teachings and are adding to the evil that is destroying our world. Every time a person starts the Christian walk, the attacks to weaken their walk begin immediately. As soon as you stop your efforts to be a better Christian, everything becomes quiet. So you are 100% correct. Our goal should be to push through all that and trust in God. Thank you so much for writing this post. You made me think, and I know my response is probably incomplete, but I wanted to share it.
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