Text: James 4:5-10 (p. 1013)

To remain naïve to the enemy in hopes he will leave you alone is absurd and foolish, and we do so to great to ourselves and those we love.

We must . (Eph. 6:10-11)


Two words – - represent the greatest scheme of the enemy. (Is. 14:12-15)

Satan goes after the heart of God by going after our heart, seeking to us from God.

is what we must most resist.

It is....

When we don’t to God. 


When we near to God.

When don’t cleanse our hands and purify our hearts, when we don’t ourselves before God.

My fears, worries and anxieties are all rooted in it, that it’s about and up to .

Nothing battles against it more than that flows from the heart because worship is an act of battle that declares Yahweh alone is God, and I am not.

When I don’t , what I’m saying is, “God, I don’t really need you. I can find peace through this season without you.” That’s . (Phil. 4:6-7)

When I don’t regularly engage God’s , then I’m saying the trivial and divisive things we’re feeding our minds with right now will help me find abundant life, not You, God. That’s . (Phil. 4:8)

When I don’t functionally have in my life helping me grow, I’m saying, “God, I don’t believe you when you say I need other people and they need me to follow You. I can do this all on my own, just me and You” – that’s . (Heb. 10:24-25)

What I need most in this season – what I need most period – is .