How to Deal with the Devil

The following are tips from the Bible on how to deal with the devil:

1. Submit to God

Submit to God, resist the devil and he will flee from you. (James 4:7)

To understand how you can submit to God and resist the devil at the same time, imagine yourself standing with your face towards God and your arms raised up in submission to what He wants while your back is towards the devil in resistance to what he wants. 

If you find yourself cracking because of pressure from the devil, pray and ask God to give you the strength to continue resisting.

Then have faith that God will help you and declare: 
"I may be hard-pressed on every side but I am not crushed.
I may be perplexed but I am not desperate.
I may be persecuted but I am not forsaken.
I may be struck down but I am not destroyed." (Adapted 2 Corinthians 4:8)

2. Do not give the devil a place

Do not give the devil a place. (Ephesians 4:27)

Do not give the devil a place (Ephesians 4:27) in your mind by entertaining any thoughts that do not conform to the Word of God.

Do not give the devil a place (Ephesians 4:27) in your body by doing any of the things that are forbidden in the Word of God.

Do not give the devil a place (Ephesians 4:27) in your home by keeping things that are forbidden in the Word of God.

3. Put on the armor of God

Put on the whole armor of God so that you may be able to stand against the tricks of the devil. (Ephesians 6)

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4. Identify the devices of the devil

Ensure that you Are not ignorant of the devil's devices  (2 Corinthians 2:11) so that you can identify them and resist him effectively.