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for bringing them out of a dark in an undesirable way or this per- of how I have seen this spirit in
place, but often times that pay son will share information with operation. We have to be mindful
back is at a sacrifice. The sacrifice others that someone had confided of who we are and know who the
is the peace you feel you are oper- in them with. These things may be Lord is within us. We have to al-
ating, but when things are revealed personal things that were probably low the Holy Spirit to scan all
there may be a storm raging, but hard share with another person, things through His radar before we
just know, God is in control and but then this person is making move. When we move too quick-
will lead you. jokes about what was brought to ly, we can get stung; then we will
them in confidence. have to go through a healing pro-
cess. The process can be painful
Those that possess the spirit of se- depending how long you have
duction can and will appear been in it, but just know that with
anointed. They can preach a pow- God, ALL things are possible and
erful word and obtain revelations you shall be healed.
that one will believe is God
breathed. They know how to Yet another characteristic of these
rightly divide the word and deliver seducing spirits is that they will
a message, they will even boast focus on your weaknesses. They
about how powerful of a message have learned where your weakness
they themselves preached; but is and then prey on them to keep
there is still the presence of seduc- you in a perpetual cycle. You will
tion that operates within that per- be blamed and challenged in your
son. We have to seek God for His motives and your ability to help.
divine discernment because His Because these spirits flatter, they
Word shows us in 2 Corinthians will attempt to take a jab at you
11:14, that, “…Satan himself mas- one second, then the next breath
querades as an angel of light.” they are encouraging you. Con-
fusing? Right! We often see simi-
lar situations in domestic violence
cases, where the abuser may hit
the one they are abusing and then
Another characteristic is one who the next sentence they are apolo-
sows seeds of discord and then gizing profusely. There tends to
chooses to manipulate situations be a very cunning tone when this
so that the truth is not revealed. spirit is in operation.
You can personally witness some-
thing and they will twist it around As a form of manipulation, this
so that you feel you are making spirit will promise things to indi-
things up, making them look bad viduals and have no intent in com-
or even making you seem like a Recently, I was speaking with an ing forth with it, I often refer to
trouble maker. We see in the story individual who received a promo- this as “false promises.” They
of Joseph (Genesis 39) where he tion within a group she participates promise gifts, dinners, lunches,
did what was right, but still had to in, but as she received this
go to prison because the truth was “promotion” she also recognized
twisted. Joseph did right in the the strings that were attached.
eyes of the Lord, but had to endure This lady is a huge giver and loves
time in prison because the truth to give and support, but what was
was twisted and he appeared to be revealed to her was that with this
the trouble maker. In this story, promotion, there is an unspoken
the wife had to outright lie to cov- obligation attached. As she was
er her actions and motives so they sharing how the Lord revealed
wouldn’t be brought to the light. these unspoken attachments to her,
I began to see that this same spirit
Sometimes, the seducer will act of seduction was in operation.
nice to someone’s face and mo-
ments later talk about that person There are so many more examples
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