Have you ever felt like Satan was out to fight you? Like doors that should have opened easily, they suddenly became harder than ever to open.
That was exactly how I felt. I was at my wits’ end and did not know what to do.
I began to repent of things seen and unseen, asking God to wash me, cleanse me, and make me more like Him. I prayed, “Lord, renew a right spirit within me.” I found myself continually reading Psalm 51, David’s prayer of repentance, asking God to create in me a clean heart and restore my joy.
Yet, I still had questions.
At the time, I thought the answer was obvious. I believed the enemy was using situations and circumstances to get at me. After losing three jobs and facing ongoing battles, it felt as though everything was working against me.
So, I began to research this question:
Does the Bible talk about Satan using people to do evil?
As I studied Scripture, I came across these verses:
“Then Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve.” (Luke 22:3, KJV)
And again:
“During supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him…” (John 13:2, KJV)
These verses show that Satan can influence, tempt, deceive, and even work through people and circumstances to accomplish evil purposes. The Bible also recognizes that believers face spiritual opposition through people and circumstances:
“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” (Ephesians 6:12, KJV)
As I reflected on these Scriptures, I began to understand something more. Throughout the Bible, we can see that there were wicked people. Pharaoh stood against the children of Israel. Jezebel was determined to kill Elijah, and Judas betrayed Jesus after Satan entered him. These stories remind us that spiritual warfare is real. The enemy will use people and circumstances to oppose God’s purposes.
Have you ever felt like the battle was bigger than what you could see?
I know I did.
While spiritual warfare is real, and it may feel as though the enemy is working through certain circumstances and relationships to attack us, we cannot always know everything that is happening behind the scenes.
Therefore, it is wiser to say:
“It felt as though the enemy was using these circumstances and relationships to attack me.”
What I did know was this: I was in a spiritual battle.
The losses, the disappointments, and the closed doors drove me to my knees. They pushed me into repentance, prayer, and a deeper dependence on God. As I mentioned in Part 5, sometimes these seasons push us to seek God, pray deeper, fast, and desire a closer relationship with Him.
Perhaps that is what the enemy did not expect—that the very things meant to break me would ultimately draw me closer to Christ.
Looking back now, I realize that while I was focusing on the battle, God was focused on changing me. He was using those difficult seasons to draw me closer to Him and prepare me for what He had ahead.
Stay tuned for Part 7: Go and Hide Yourself — Trusting God With the Unknown.
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