How Deceptive the Enemy Is

I will have to start with a disclaimer. Please do not think of this as just a religious post! I am writing this from a Christian perspective and not being overly general. I hope you understand where I am coming from. I am NOT trying to come across as holier-than-thou nor condemn you. I am merely sharing my thoughts and opinion regarding something that happened to me the other day. Thank you 🙏 [End disclaimer]


Unfortunately I have been out of work for some time. Previously I managed to obtain some money to keep me afloat for a while, but now it is quickly running out 😓 Therefore I have been applying for jobs and hoped to be able to start working soon.

In the process of job-hunting, I developed an idea of what kind of job I should look for. Due to personal circumstances I could not commit to anything long-term or open-ended (at will employment). Something temporary with a flexible schedule would be the most ideal. I managed to get an interview for a position that seemed like a perfect fit! Now I would be able to meet the people I would be working with and see how we get along.

Because it was such a great match, I was excited 😁 However, I did not want to get ahead of myself and prayed about it. I wondered what God wanted me to do. Confusingly it seemed like He did not want me to take it 😕 I was perplexed as it appeared to be a golden opportunity, and it seemed like I can start right away. Why would He not want me to do it? Sadly, I did not receive an explanation...

The interview was brief but went extremely well! I got the impression that they practically set their minds on me, plus we had very good rapport with each other 😊 They just needed to finish interviewing other candidates then get back to me. I got excited again, but also felt distressed since God did not seem to approve. I asked for other people to pray about it to see if they sensed the same thing as I did.

I am grateful that I did. They sensed that God was okay with me either accepting the job or not. It was my choice to make. Then someone shared that I may be confused, and reminded me how I should have peace along with God's answer 😲 That was it! I was confused as I did not have peace with the response I thought He gave me. Believing that He is nothing but pure goodness, and wants nothing but the best for me, I should have also felt assurance with what I sensed He was telling me. I should have received a peaceful calm with His answer, even if it was not what I wanted to originally hear. If I am on the same page as Him, then He will make His intentions as clear to me as possible.

I then realized I was tricked by the enemy to do something he did not want me to do 😤 He goes by many names (satan, devil, lucifer, etc.), and one moniker he has is the prince of lies. He is blatantly deceptive, and wants to drag as many people down to hell with him. He wants everyone to stay in sin, aka "without God", and not have a holy relationship with the One True Living Creator of the Universe.

I want to add that not only is the enemy deceptive, he is quite clever and sneaky as well. Oftentimes when we are suffering, it can possibly be under demonic influences. Consider this, if the affliction you are going through seems a bit unnatural, like it came out of nowhere and there is no rational explanation for how it came to be. Then there is a good chance that something outside of your present circumstances is purposefully harassing you. There is so much pain and suffering in this world that I cannot help but believe in some sort of Higher Power above it all 🙌 If evil exists 👿 should the opposite of it not exist as well? Should there not be the existence of something purely good, holy, and righteous? 👼

That is how I see it at least. I do not claim to know everything, and would encourage you to think about it and come to your own conclusion 😌 I shall simply say that there are people, and maybe even spiritual forces 👹 that do not care about others. They will willingly do you harm, and we need to be careful around them 😬 I hope you guard and protect yourselves against such evil 🙈🙉🙊 May we keep our kind hearts, and help each other navigate this chaotic world we call life 😇

God bless


December 29 Update:
I did not end up getting the job 😕 I thought I would get an offer, or at least a 2nd interview. I will admit this leaves me a bit confused as I am unsure if I really heard from God or not 😐 Either way I am not going to dwell on it, and just move on. What I said about the enemy is still relevant, and I need to be mindful of his lies. God WILL give me peace with His answers to my question. I just need to make sure our relationship is in a good place when He does 😇

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