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and before we know it, we have fallen prey to their damaging effects

once more.

In everyone’s life, certain failings seem to crop up time and time again,

and they are troubling to us because we don’t seem able to gain the
victory over them, despite our best intentions.

The Lord’s advice to us in these situations is to persevere in prayer. He

is always willing to help us if we humbly accept our need for Him. It is
very rare to catch something immediately—it takes time and strategy.

As we persist in petitioning our Father, He will send the Holy Spirit to
show us how to gain the victory. In my own personal experience, what

works for one person need not necessarily be the strategy that works

for another. Therefore, it is so important that we seek God on this
matter for ourselves and listen for His leading and guidance.

A totally different interpretation of this verse emanates from Ezekiel
13:4–5 (NKJV):

“O Israel, your prophets are like foxes in the deserts. You have not
gone up into the gaps to build a wall for the house of Israel to stand in

battle on the day of the Lord.”

The foxes here are false prophets—the type referred to in 2 Timothy
4:3–4 (NKJV)—who bring messages that people prefer to hear but are

not helpful in their spiritual walk, as opposed to the Spirit-filled truth
of the living God, which brings transformation and reformation:

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