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Satanic invasion is only possible when we give him the opportunity or legal grounds to operate.  Satan and his angels are walking about looking for whom he may devour, which means some people cannot be devoured.  (I Pet. 5:8, Eph. 4:27).
Here are few ways through which demonic powers enter into their victims to afflict them

1.    Demonic Family Background:  A house or family given to demon worship will open the door for demonic invasion into the life of the innocent children in that family.  Apart from this demons can be inherited.  There could be intentional demon transfer into the life of the family members.

2.    From The Womb:  There have been babies who are already under demonic influence even when they are inside the womb.
Because of pregnancy problems or fear, people sometimes dedicate babies to demons before they were born after the order of Jere.1:5 “Before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee”

.3.    Attending places of pagan worship: When you attend places where Satan/demons are adored, you may end up going back home with demonic attachments (I Cor. 10:19-20).

4.    Sinful Acts/Habits:  Sometimes a single act may open the sometimes a single act may open the way to a demon.
The decision of Judas to betray Jesus open the door for Satan (Lk. 22:3).
The spirit of lust can enter when you watch dirty movies
Habitual exaggeration opens that door for lying spirit.
Frequent overeating opens the way for a demon of gluttony.
Persistent daydreaming opens the door for a spirit of fantasy.
Please take note that just as it is written, “wherever there is a dead body, the vultures will flock”, so also wherever sin in found Satan and his demons will concentrate (Matt. 24:28).

5.    Emotional Shock:  Frightening automobile accident took place right in front of a woman and she was attacked with the spirit of fear that day onward..
An unemployed man may be brooding over his inability to provide for the family.  Faultless remarks by the wife may invite a demon of anger or depression.

6.    Curses:  Curses can result in major demon activity affecting generations.
Curses have several sources
(a)    From God himself Gen. 12:3, Deut. 27:15-26.
(b)  From godly men acting on God’s behalf Josh. 6:26, I Kg.  16:34.
(c)    From persons having authority over us.
In Gen. 31:32 and Gen. 35:16, we see the curse of Jacob on Rachel who died in childbirth.
(d)    From Satanic Agents Num. 22:6.
(e)    From our own mouth

7.    Transference from other people:  Demons are transferred to others during sexual intercourse or demonic laying on of hands.
Normally the power flows from the one laying the hands but sometimes it can flow the other way!  This is why hands should not be laid indiscriminately.
Just as a man’s spirit can go out to others, so also evil spirits can during laying on of hands (Deut. 33:9).
8.    Involvement In Occult
 
9.    Charms and Fetishes in our homes Deut. 7:25,26, Acts 19:17-19

10.    Lack of ability to forgive Heb. 12:14-16, Matt.. 18:34-35

Demons are evil spirits without bodies with which to express themselves in this world.  Since they have no bodies of their own they wander around trying to find a body through which their mission will be carried out (Matt. 12:43).
Important things to note about demons:
1.    Demons can work miracles (Rev. 16:13-14, Exo. 7:11-12) it is easy for demons to trap sign seekers (2Thess. 2:9).  As Christ you should not follow you. (Mk. 16:16).
2.    Demons Talk:  They talk through a person’s mental and speech faculties in the same way that your spirit talks through your  own tongue. (Mk. 3:10,11, Lk. 4:4,41).
3.    Demons don’t surrender easily (Mk. 5:6-13).                          Therefore demonic attack should not be tackled casually it is secured (I Pet 5:8-9).
4.    Demons can call for reinforcement (Matt. 12:43-45, Jn. 5:14).  When a delivered person refuse to fully consecrate to Christ, it is possible for demons which was cast out to call  more wicked demons alongside himself to re-enter the person.
5.    Demon know those who have authority over them.  Acts 19:13-16.
Mary Magdalene was possessed of seven devils yet one man anointed by God drowe them all away. 
On the other hand seven men without divine authority could not cast even one devil away. (Mk. 16:17 note the plurality of devil’s).
6.    Demons can attack Christians: This should not be surprising, because Satan went to Eve in the Garden and also took Jesus, God’s own Son to the mountain of temptation.
However, our victory as God’s children is very sure I Jn. 5:4, Isa. 59:19, I Jn. 4:4.
7.    Demons torment and harass people using strange suggestions
8.    Demons cause diseases and afflictions
Most diseases are directly or indirectly caused by unclean spirits. (Matt. 8:16, Acts 10:38).  Though lack of rest or good diet could precipitate some bodily problems, it should be emphasized that sicknesses are not of God (Lk. 13:10-16).      If doctors were told to diagnose the woman of Lk. 13, they would have send she had arthritis of the spire or displaced vertebrae!
9.    Demons know their future Matt. 8:29.
10.    Demons fight against peace, as against Jesus who is the prince of peace.
(a)    They invade our mind with thoughts, suggestions, condemnations, accusation etc.
(b)    They attack our harmonious relationship with people – marriages friends and families.

This world is not a playground it is a battleground.  Col.1:12-14  tells us that we have been rescued from darkness to the kingdom of light.  However the struggle still continues, because the kingdom of darkness is not ready to give up.
    Paul the Apostle said by the Holy Ghost that we are constantly wrestling against spiritual forces.  Actually this mortal warfare goes on every moment of the day, and it is coming to its climax in our day as this age comes to a close.

1.    Scriptural Evidences Of Constant Warfare
I Tim.1:18  We are to war a good war
Eph.6:11-12  Only mad men will put on battledress without a war
Joel 2:1-5,7,11: The believers of the last days who will usher in the day of the Lord are referred to as an army.
2 Cor.10:4  - There is a direct reference to warfare
Luke 10:19 – Serpents and scorpions represent powers of darkness, the believer will encounter them and they will attempt to hurt him.

2.    Examples of Ignorance
a.    Ananias and Sapphira  Acts 5:1-2 [They thought they were wise]  Acts 5:3 (Peter exposed satan)
b.    David and Joab in Numbering Israel
II Sam.24:3  David felt like numbering Israel, Joab disagreed initially but later succumbed to the word of the king.  None of them knew that Satan was hatching a fatal plan through them.  In  I Chr.21:1  - We now
understand that it was Satan who provoked David against God’s will.
c.    Job
All through his trials he couldn’t discern the hand of the adversary little wonder he remained long in the problem (Job1:6-12,21).  He thought the calamities came from the Lord!.

3.    Dangers Of Ignorance
The most dangerous thing that could happen to a man is to be in the midst of a war and not know!  He can be slain at anytime.
2 Cor.2:11 Ignorance gives the enemy an overwhelming advantage and upper-hand.
1.    Eve  Genesis 3:1-6
Eve never knew that Satan was after their dominion and that he was out to displace them.  It was after the deed was done, that in verse 13 she recognized what transpired between her and serpent as “classical deceit”. The ignorance of Eve led to the fall   of mankind.
2.    Judges 4:15-21 (Sisera)
Because of temporary relief, Sisera assumed he has escaped and gave himself to pleasure, drinking milk and sleeping off.  The man that both “stars” (Judges 5:20) and “men” could not conquer fell cheaply because he never knew he was still in the territory of the enemy. He stayed in a wrong place. Where are you? Whom are you staying with? Who is feeding you? The one who fed Sisera was the same person that killed him!
3.    Matthew 13:24-25
Men slept off, became unaware of the plan of the enemy, and his labour was corrupted.  Ignorance will lead to carelessness and this will allow the devil to frustrate us.
4.   Judges 16:4-21   (Samson)
Samson was busy talking and making love, he never knew he was in the midst of the last battle of his life.  If he knew Delilah was out to entice and sell him to the enemies, he would have been   more careful.
Ignorance in spiritual warfare is of fatal consequence.

Prayers: Lord I receive open eyes

Genesis 31:34 – 35
34 Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel's furniture, and sat upon them. And Laban searched all the tent, but found them not.
35 And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women is upon me. And he searched but found not the images.

Genesis 35:16,19
And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.
And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.

Here is the tragedy of a woman who stole graven image, sat on the same and died a strange death during child birth.
When Joseph, her first son was crowned in Egypt, when Jacob (her husband) was invited down to Egypt, Rachael was not there. In the days of the glorification of her son, her position was empty:
In the name of Jesus your position will not be empty.

When God deems it fit to lift up your household and give your family a new song your position will not be vacant.
It is obvious from the scriptures that sin is killer. It destroys without remedy.
Rachael stole a strange god into the household of Jacob and sat on it. What she sat on inside the tent killed her during child delivery.
How can you be with the covenant children and still be working against the covenant. Wont he corrupt you with flatteries as He said in His word?
Daniel 11:32
And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries…

Can you notice that Rachael never confessed to that sin? See, what you are sitting upon today, may unseat you tomorrow.
What you are hiding today may block you from your position tomorrow.

Numbers 32:23(NIV)
But if you fail to do this, you will be sinning against the Lord, and you may be sure that your sin will find you out.

Judas, a disciple, chosen by the Lord as an officer among the disciples was secretly stealing the money of the team. At the end however, what he was sitting on, grounded his ministry, ruined his future and ultimately killed him,. If God did not spare the angels that sinned, He will not overlook your hidden offense for too long. It’s better to go to God and set yourself free.

What of Samson? Everywhere he appears, he seems to be involved with one woman or the other. Go and check your Bible, he’s always around women! And before long what he sat on put him into bondage, brought shame to him, stole away his sight and strength and eventually killed him.

The question I want you to address is this: What are you sitting on?

Judas’ position among the twelve became empty because of what he sat on.
Rachael, sit of honour was vacant (when Joseph ascended the throne) because of what she sat on. Samson throne became empty because of various immoral relationship he was sitting on! What are you sitting on?

Jeremiah 23:24
Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the Lord. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the Lord.

You cant hide anything from the eye of the all seeing God. Is it not better to expose yourself to God and repent before your position is declared vacant.

Here is the second part of this very important article on time.We've already discussed 10 points

11) INSUFFICIENT DELEGATION
Time is wasted when they are expended on tasks that can easily be performed by others. It is better to put ten men to work than to do the work of ten men. Leaders who don't delegate  will suffocate and be paralyzed before they enter into the red.


12)MALORGANIZATION IN THE SYSTEM
When there are no distinct line of organizational structure, time may be wasted as there will be frequent meetings during which “who" to do "what" will be appointed.

13)LAZINESS
Lazy people must necessarily waste time on bed, in the house doing routine cleaning etc. If you are too lazy to do what you ought to do on time, you will find yourself doing what you ought to have done yesterday, today.
14) LACK OF PLANNING
When you don't even know what you should be doing per time, you are not only wasting your hours, you are wasting your life. Every minute spent in planning saves ten minutes in execution. It is therefore helpful to write a list of the things that have to be done and to rank them in the order of importance.

15) CRISIS
Interpersonal crisis occurring frequently will unavoidably be wasting the time of the leader. He may need to sit down for hours talking and settling differences. Time that could have been invested doing other things is therefore wasted.

16) SICKNESS
Time spent on the sick bed are wasted times. Frequent sickness is a terrible time devourer. Adequate precautions should therefore be taken to avoid sickness as much as possible. Such precautions include
·                     Effective prayers
·                     Adequate rest
·                     Regular exercises
·                     Use of prophylactics
·                     Right use of the tongue
·                     Good nutrition
·                     Personal hygiene

17) LACK OF PRIORITIES
When you attempt to perform too many tasks at the same time, time is consumed and the work remain undone. There is therefore the need for a realistic priority scale, so that first thing can be done first. Things which matter most  never be at the mercy of things which matter least.

18)TELEVISION SETS
Television and movies can be useful when it comes to relaxation and specific edification. But a lot of people are grounded in life, wasting precious hours because of programs and plays that have nothing to add to their destinies. Hours that could be used in active meditation, planning and programming are consumed and wasted before the television set. Meanwhile most people that appear on T.V because of distinction are too busy to watch  T.V

19) READING
Readers are leaders. People who will not read today may not amount to much tomorrow. However, some readings are nothing but sheer waste of time. Reading of newspaper at prime periods or reading fictional writings can become stubborn time wasters. Romantic novels, entertainment magazines may not really add anything to you, but destroy your time.

20) WORRY, FEAR AND PANIC
Whenever there is much difficulties and overwhelming problems a lot of time may be wasted in unnecessary thinking, anticipation and panic. Meanwhile, most things people worry about never happen, as such time used in worrying is wasted.

When a man is born again, the spirit of God enters into him (1John 4:13)and begins to communicate/relate with his spirit (Romans 8:15,16).At the point of new birth his rejuvenated spirit is young no matter the physical age. Some people however will refuse to grow up spiritually in the things of God and we say their spirit is undeveloped. An undeveloped spirit has low spiritual rating as far as God is concerned (Job 32:7-9)
 Symptoms Of An Undeveloped Spirit
1. Inability to discern the voice of God and receive divine revelation 1Sam 3:1-7, Lk 24:25-27, 30-32
2. Inability to incubate vision and get correct timing Gen 37:5-9(Hab 2:3). Joseph could have kept quiet. Look at the man Nehemiah who kept his vision safe. (Neh 2:11-13)
Moses had an inner conviction that God will use him, he did not know the timing, he went ahead prematurely and lost 40 years in the wilderness keeping animals. Undeveloped spirit drove the man of God into the midst of animals.

(Isaiah52:12;28:16). Kings business require haste, yet every vision has an appointed time. People are perishing of course, yet that doesn’t call for zeal without knowledge: they have been perishing before you were born!
 Jesus – the saviour was in the world yet  he didn’t die & shed his blood in haste, or he would have wasted it. He waited for 30years—the age of enthronement. People were going to hell even though he was in the world! He didn't allow baseless zeal to push him out of divine timing.

3. Low level of spiritual understanding  (Heb 5:11-14, 1Cor 13:1, Mt 16:22)
   This causes division, unprofitable argument, hasty decision, easy manipulation, doctrinal instability and prejudice, inability to flow with the body of Christ and carnal competition.

4. Inability to recognise danger
Samson was strong in the anointing but he did not know that the smallest of the unbeliever, is a serious danger.
No anointing can handle unequal yoke. Anointing is not a sign of developed spirit. Kids can’t recognise fire until they are burnt.
Only people of undeveloped spirit talk evil of ministers (they are flames of fire). Korah &Co could not perceive danger of rebellion and their ministry ended.
The fact that someone prophesy to you that you will be great doesn’t mean you should pull others down. No one needs to come down before you go up. The only one who needed to come down has gone down and climb up to come down no more so that he might pull you up.
Miriam was elderly but he got burnt for touching Moses.

5. Inability to handle Success (Physical and Spiritual)  2Chr 26: 15-16,1Tim 3:6 (nothing is received except it be from God) 1Cor 4:7.  When some were praying for jod,they could fast,pray and attend every church service.But now that job is here...the same job will not allow them to serve God again! We must all recall that Solomon success killed him,lest we fall into the same trap

6. Inability to handle Prophecies
·  Eli is grown up but he surrendered cheaply to prophesy 1Sam 3:18
Peter also began to argue with Jesus instead of going to God in fasting and prayer:when Jesus predicted his fall and denial.That was an acute symptom of undeveloped spirit.  ·  To argue with the kings of kings is nothing but foolishness.·  Thank God for Hezekiah,he did not accept the prophecy of Isaiah...rather through fervent prayers he  reverse the bad future.

Developing The Spirit Man
  1.The Word of God:It’s the heavenly Manna to be eaten – read, studied and meditated upon Acts 17:11, Eze 2:8-10, 33, II Tim 2:15, I Pet 2:2, Tim 3:16-17


2.Prayers

3.Experience and exposure:Books, tapes, hot Spiritual Environ can help in the development of the spirit man

 4.Discipline

Winning in life goes beyond human strength.Excelling in destiny is not directly proportional to your skill. Of course, you require smartness, tireless input, unbeatable diligence, wisdom and expertise to make it in life. All these are necessary but they are grossly insufficient to give you the kind of success that God has ordained for you. Struggling and sweating is needed, but they are not enough! 

There is an ingredient of destiny you cannot do without.It is called GRACE.By definition,Grace is  "the love and mercy given to us by God because God desires us to have it, not because of anything we have done to earn it", 

  When you lack grace,you lack distinction.Outside grace,disgrace,defeat and disappointment is what remains. Life is frustrating without grace!
Our text says "“Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord watch over the city the watchman waketh but in vain”
 The builders build and watchmen watch! Those are efforts, but except you link up with the Lord, they end in vanity. But when you have the grace of God, every input you make is amplified to produce unimaginable results

There are many people who are very smart, yet they are losers because ”…It is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that showeth mercy” (Romans 9:16).   Goliath was a mighty man of war with many years of experience and expertise, yet he lost to a small boy who carried a small stone that might not even be able to kill a small bird! 

No matter how weak you think you are, the grace of God is available to take over for you and put you where you may naturally never get to in life. At the same time, if you think you are a strong man, let me remind you that there are people and forces that are stronger than you, and except for the grace of God, you will remain in struggles. You can’t make any impact in life except God backs you up.

The Manifold Works Of Grace
1.Grace Promotes:It is grace that catapaulted Joseph to the throne in Egypt,where he was not even qualified to contest elections
2.Grace Preserves: Jonah ought to have perished in the sea of disobedience but grace swallowed him up and vomited him to his zone of destiny
3.Grace Provides when all effort fails
4.Grace can Multiply your input.Was it not grace that turn David’s stone into a bullet? Or how on earth do you think a small stone can kill such a warrior?
5.Grace has the ability to erase your past mistakes and misdeeds: Jacob’s name should have disappeared from the annals of history but grace will not allow that.He cheated his brother and deceived his father…yet today the Almighty is still called God of Jacob! What a wonder!
            Do you intend to win your life battles,all you need is grace.