Luke 22:31-32
Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to have all of you, to sift you like wheat. But I have pleaded in prayer for you. Simon, that your faith should not fail. So when yo have repented and turned to me again, strengthen and build up your brothers. The closer you get to completion or lasting eternal impact the more spiritual attacks you should expect.
Physical Setbacks
Satan loves to rob our effectiveness with unexpected illness or simply irritating physical problems like a back problem or waking up with your eye swollen shut (just check out the book of Job).
Technical Setbacks
Rarely do I go through a book deadline without a major computer problem. A friend of mine got a computer virus that crashed her system. The virus listed the sender as "Darkman". In John 14:30 Satan is called the prince of this world.
Preoccupation
My own preoccupation with an event or deadline makes me more likely to run out of gas, drop my PDA, or forget to turn off the iron. Satan was an angel who got off track, so his favorite tool is getting us off track with him.
Heaviness of Heart
By far, this is the hardest to pinpoint and the most common, I believe. An overwhelming heaviness for the event's success or feelings of oppression or burden to make you feel like you are carrying the weight of the whole world. You may also wonder if it is really going to work or sense you are battling something evil or pushing a massive boulder uphill. These are the most common attacks among my peers in leadership. (Look at Elijah and Jonah - they wanted to die just because they were spiritually exhausted.)
(From the book Devotionals for Women on the Go)
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