When The Enemy Comes Knocking At Your Door
- Brainz Magazine
- Jun 17, 2024
- 4 min read
Written by Tanisha Taylor, Financial & Life Coach
Tanisha Taylor is an inspirational leader in financial, life, and ministry wellness. A childhood money encounter with her grandfather created a curiosity for financial matters. She discovered the impact of money on the lives of individuals.
Today, we want to pray and encourage men to stand up for their families. The enemy is strategically diligent at this point, destroying the family. There is a natural enemy, and it's man's active duty to fast, pray, and be sensitive to the Spirit of the Lord, to follow the bible and the Holy Spirit's instructions on how to win the war against the family. Since fighting battles is natural to men, don't forget your call to duty to fight for your family. Men, we are counting on you to protect the family when the enemy comes knocking at your door.
Knowing the enemy and the tactics used to destroy the core of the family structure.
Let's recall a childhood story, The Three Little Pigs. The story has a big bad wolf and three little pigs. They each had their own little house they had built. One built a straw house, another built a wood house, and another built a brick house. Only one accomplished this great fate to keep the big bad wolf out. This pig was clever and made the house "wolf-proof." No matter how hard the wolf huffed and puffed, he could not blow the house down. The other two were not successful. Yes, this is a cute children's story, but given closer inspection, it does have spiritual meaning.
The wolf represents the enemy who wants to blow your house down. He wants our spiritual and natural house to fall apart. He wants your spiritual and natural house to fall apart. He comes to your home, he huffs and puffs on your spouse, children, friends, and loved ones. The main goal is to eradicate the family. How does he do this? Here are some divorce, suicide, murder, teen pregnancy, adultery, fornication, kidnapping, molestation, rape, crime, hatred in the family, dysfunction in the family, drugs and domestic violence.
Is your family under attack?
Families are under attack with numerous devices the enemy uses to disrupt the family structure. Like the big bad wolf, he lurked around the house, seeing what pig he could devour. The enemy does the same to us. "Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour" 1 Peter 5:8. The enemy studies you and your family to see how to blow your house down. To build our homes appropriately, we'll be like the two little pigs that built homes out of straw and wood. When the enemy comes to our house, will it fall apart for the lack of a solid foundation?
Time to "wolf-proof" your home
Let's maintain a solid foundation for your family with the 5 P’s to some basic wolf-proof system.
Prayer
Daily prayer: Maintaining a prayer life to support the family’s needs.
Praise & worship: Maintaining a worship to God
Provider
Financial support: Ensuring the family has the financial resources needed for housing, food, education, healthcare, and other necessities.
Career and employment: Maintaining a stable job or income source to support the family’s needs.
Protector
Safety and security: Ensuring the physical safety of the family, protecting them from harm and providing a secure environment.
Emotional support: Offering emotional stability and support, being a source of strength in times of difficulty.
Partner
Supportive spouse: Being a supportive and loving partner, working together to solve problems and make decisions.
Equal partner: Sharing household duties and responsibilities, promoting equality and mutual respect.
Planner
Future planning: Planning for the family’s future, including savings, investments, and preparing for emergencies.
Health and well-being: Ensuring the health and well-being of family members by promoting a healthy lifestyle and accessing necessary healthcare.
Wear the appropriate attire for battle
When you know how he operates, you’re more equipped and able to develop a strategic plan against what he's planning to do. Be prepared for battle; in any battle, you must have the proper garments to defend yourself against the enemy.
"Therefore put on the whole armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground. Stand firm with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and your feet fitted with the readiness of the gospel of peace; take up the shield of faith, extinguishing all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Put on the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Ephesian 6: 13-18 NLT
Now that you have on your war clothes, let's be determined to build on a solid foundation so that when the enemy comes knocking, we will know what to do.
Tanisha Taylor, Financial & Life Coach
Tanisha Taylor is an inspirational leader in financial, life, and ministry wellness. A childhood money encounter with her grandfather created a curiosity for financial matters. She discovered the impact of money on the lives of individuals. She has since dedicated her life to helping others create healthy and sustainable relationships with money and business without the fear of failure. She is the Founder & CEO of Tanisha Taylor Coaching Training & Resource Center, the exclusive virtual community. Her mission: Control your money relationship.
