The devil is trying to trick, tempt, deceive, and distract us from our true life as humans, from God’s true calling for us in Christ. Most of us are unknowingly eating from the wrong tree but, we can still make a change.
I believe the purpose of technology from the beginning was to develop it to a point where it could be used to enslave us. That has now occurred. Big Tech has always been created by godless men who, for money, power and prestige, were doing the work of Satan, whether they knew it or not. None of the high technology in our world was created by Christians. Ask yourself why this should be the case.
We need to understand that God is Sovereign in all of life. That concept has been lost in many circles including churches. It also means that Satan cannot make a move unless God has allowed it. For confirmation of this, read the first few chapters of the book of Job. Now, since Christ’s death and resurrection, Satan has been chained so that he can deceive the nations no more - this was to allow the spread of the gospel message throughout the world as it was no longer confined to the Jewish people. So Satans power is less than it was but he is at constant war with believers. God uses Satan to bring people to Christ and also to harden others and confirm them in their unbelief. It is a spiritual war and Christ warned us to lay up treasure in heaven meaning not to be distracted or conformed to this world system which is the system of the beast. I believe we may be living in the early stages of what is referred to as the tribulation. It is an error to think that the church I.e believers, will be “raptured “ away from the earth. Nowhere in Scripture does it say that. It is another deception of Satan. This teaching is rampant in many churches. In Ephesians we are warned to put on the whole armour of God so that in the evil days we are equipped to stand against the wiles of Satan. It will only get worse but God uses these times to test His people.
Yes, this is so important to understand and is missed by many. Satan may be using fallen man to execute his plans but it’s God who’s ultimately in charge and He allows it. Why? To confirm us to Christ.
Hi Mike, thank you as always for another incredible substack! You stopped me in my tracks with this:
"Today, I want to discuss a topic that may be challenging but is crucial for these times. It is becoming more apparent with each passing day that we are amid a mindwar. I’m not going to delve deep into what this is but, I’d encourage you to look further into it."
This "mindwar" is precisely what I have been diving into, deeply, for the last couple of years -- and it just so happens that today I launched a free Mental Defense Workshop, which felt like such an astounding synchronicity I had to say something! The Holy Spirit is on the move!!
Peace and blessing brother, keep up the good work!
Thank you, Luke! I do not believe in coincidences so I agree that the Holy Spirit is on the move here. And good timing too because this subject needs more attention in these crazy times. God bless brother.
I noticed that when I clicked the "comment" link in the email, it took me to the "they stood by" post, which has about 126 comments on it. This is the link from the email button:
Of course, that's a different article, which leaves one scratching the head... BUT, I actually had this same problem before, and it happened because I had copied all the bottom business from one post to the next, trying to be efficient, including the share and comment button, not realizing the buttons retained their reference to the original post. Thus, when a comment button was copied from post A, to the bottom of posts B, C, D, etc, it LOOKED good in the emails, but if someone clicked the comment button in the Post D email, they'd still end up dropping the comment on Post A... kind of a lengthy explanation, hope that makes sense. It took me awhile to figure out what the problem was!
Oh wow. Thank you. I’ve been wondering about that for a while because I keep seeing people comment on the wrong posts. I’ll have to manually change them on new posts. In fact, I’ll update them on the current one just to be sure.
I appreciated the topic! Has been on my mind. Especially with fires burning all around us.
Yes, we are addicted, distracted by worldly things as the attention to our priority, GOD, becomes a mere pittance. It's not easy but we must rein this in and FOCUS on Him.
My heart leaped when I saw the title of your post! His Spirit within gave me that divine Amen!!! We have been blessed to know these truths for almost 4 decades. And believe me - we are a minority of believers. It’s soooo much more than out of hell and into heaven!!! It’s His life in us NOW!!
May God richly bless you for sharing the true Gospel! Thank you!
Satan's system is one of the main reasons why the great tribulation is so radical. People do not realize, but in addition to what you have mentioned, few are aware that his system is designed to make us frustrated, angry, confused, and on and on. I wrote a post a while back about how things are going to change when Satan's system is wiped out for the second time. It was a major part of the problem when the Lord sent the Flood as well.
I believe the purpose of technology from the beginning was to develop it to a point where it could be used to enslave us. That has now occurred. Big Tech has always been created by godless men who, for money, power and prestige, were doing the work of Satan, whether they knew it or not. None of the high technology in our world was created by Christians. Ask yourself why this should be the case.
We need to understand that God is Sovereign in all of life. That concept has been lost in many circles including churches. It also means that Satan cannot make a move unless God has allowed it. For confirmation of this, read the first few chapters of the book of Job. Now, since Christ’s death and resurrection, Satan has been chained so that he can deceive the nations no more - this was to allow the spread of the gospel message throughout the world as it was no longer confined to the Jewish people. So Satans power is less than it was but he is at constant war with believers. God uses Satan to bring people to Christ and also to harden others and confirm them in their unbelief. It is a spiritual war and Christ warned us to lay up treasure in heaven meaning not to be distracted or conformed to this world system which is the system of the beast. I believe we may be living in the early stages of what is referred to as the tribulation. It is an error to think that the church I.e believers, will be “raptured “ away from the earth. Nowhere in Scripture does it say that. It is another deception of Satan. This teaching is rampant in many churches. In Ephesians we are warned to put on the whole armour of God so that in the evil days we are equipped to stand against the wiles of Satan. It will only get worse but God uses these times to test His people.
Yes, this is so important to understand and is missed by many. Satan may be using fallen man to execute his plans but it’s God who’s ultimately in charge and He allows it. Why? To confirm us to Christ.
Excellent. Thank you
Hi Mike, thank you as always for another incredible substack! You stopped me in my tracks with this:
"Today, I want to discuss a topic that may be challenging but is crucial for these times. It is becoming more apparent with each passing day that we are amid a mindwar. I’m not going to delve deep into what this is but, I’d encourage you to look further into it."
This "mindwar" is precisely what I have been diving into, deeply, for the last couple of years -- and it just so happens that today I launched a free Mental Defense Workshop, which felt like such an astounding synchronicity I had to say something! The Holy Spirit is on the move!!
Peace and blessing brother, keep up the good work!
Thank you, Luke! I do not believe in coincidences so I agree that the Holy Spirit is on the move here. And good timing too because this subject needs more attention in these crazy times. God bless brother.
Where did so many of the comments go? Do you eliminate them?
I’m not sure what you mean. I can see them all.
I noticed that when I clicked the "comment" link in the email, it took me to the "they stood by" post, which has about 126 comments on it. This is the link from the email button:
https://mikedonio.substack.com/p/they-stood-by-while-our-lives-were
Of course, that's a different article, which leaves one scratching the head... BUT, I actually had this same problem before, and it happened because I had copied all the bottom business from one post to the next, trying to be efficient, including the share and comment button, not realizing the buttons retained their reference to the original post. Thus, when a comment button was copied from post A, to the bottom of posts B, C, D, etc, it LOOKED good in the emails, but if someone clicked the comment button in the Post D email, they'd still end up dropping the comment on Post A... kind of a lengthy explanation, hope that makes sense. It took me awhile to figure out what the problem was!
Oh wow. Thank you. I’ve been wondering about that for a while because I keep seeing people comment on the wrong posts. I’ll have to manually change them on new posts. In fact, I’ll update them on the current one just to be sure.
Yep, that's exactly what happened to me!
I appreciated the topic! Has been on my mind. Especially with fires burning all around us.
Yes, we are addicted, distracted by worldly things as the attention to our priority, GOD, becomes a mere pittance. It's not easy but we must rein this in and FOCUS on Him.
Thank you 🙏🏼 I agree. May Lord put light on these things that we are attached to which prevent Him from fully occupying us.
It takes a humble and dedicated man to make those admissions, Mike. I'm sure God will bless you. Thanks for reminding us of what is important.
Thank you, Lisa. I appreciate that. I’m learning that this is what honesty is all about. May God bless you too.
My heart leaped when I saw the title of your post! His Spirit within gave me that divine Amen!!! We have been blessed to know these truths for almost 4 decades. And believe me - we are a minority of believers. It’s soooo much more than out of hell and into heaven!!! It’s His life in us NOW!!
May God richly bless you for sharing the true Gospel! Thank you!
Thank you, Trudy! What you said is so true and really needs to be heard. God bless you.
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Article is well stated!
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Thank you 🙏🏼
Satan's system is one of the main reasons why the great tribulation is so radical. People do not realize, but in addition to what you have mentioned, few are aware that his system is designed to make us frustrated, angry, confused, and on and on. I wrote a post a while back about how things are going to change when Satan's system is wiped out for the second time. It was a major part of the problem when the Lord sent the Flood as well.