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etc; but when it all plays out, noth- that spirit is in operation, and their
ing is ever done. What actually
happens is you continue to pro-
duce and do for them, but they
never reciprocate and the relation-
ship becomes one sided.
Loyalty is very important to those
operating in a seducing spirit.
one doesn’t do things the way they
expect you to operate, they will
begin to say how disloyal you are.
They will say the Lord gave them
a message, and this message will
be directly in alignment with what
you didn’t do for them and they
will openly speak about you to hu-
miliate you, making you feel weak
and unimportant or that you just
failed them so bad due to your ac-
tions.
I had this happen to me. Me and
this person had a conversation and
the next time I heard them speak
they were sharing how Lord gave
them a message titled, “When your
curse comes in the form of a bless-
ing.” The people in the room went
crazy over that topic, but what
they didn’t know is that it was a
dig and a jab to a conversation ear-
lier that week.
One will know they are overcom-
ing this spirit when you recognize
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flattery no longer works. When I
first realized, this is what was hap-
pening to me, I began to study it
and read about this spirit. One of
the articles I found said, “Flattery
combined with a measure of
If charm, arrogance and charisma is
a dangerous recipe.” This is so
correct, it’s a dangerous recipe for
all involved. Remember the story
in Acts 16, where the lady fol-
lowed Paul and his company say-
ing, “…These are the servants of
the most high God, which shew
unto us the way of salvation.”
Many could think this was just a
lady telling of what these men
were doing, but in verse 10, we see
where it said Paul was grieved
when she made these statements
and commanded by the power of
Jesus Christ that this evil spirit
come out of her. She was carrying
a spirit of divination and was using
a form of flattery to mock their
works of the Lord.
As you begin to have your eyes
opened to what is actually happen-
ing you may become confused and
disillusioned. I actually felt like a
fool and that I had been played. It
took me an entire year to be re-
leased from one responsibility be-
cause I was “being nice,” but final-
ly I just had to do what was best
for me and I had to come to grips
with that. I got to a point where I
personally felt like I was losing
my mind. I had feelings of shame
and was made to think my actions
were fake, but in reality, my heart
was in it for the good. See like we
spoke of earlier, things were twist-
ed, but in Romans 14:16, the Bible
says, “let not then your good be
evil spoken of…” Learn when it’s
time to end that relationship and
walk away.
In closing, I want to share this
statement I found while in my
studies. It was very eye opening
when I found it and read it. This
statement is describing the actions
and appearance of a person operat-
ing in a seducing spirit. It says, “It
is self-absorbed and proud, but
may appear humble; very inse-
cure, but appears confident; is a
taker, but may appear to be a giv-
er.”
People, I admonish you to move as
the Spirit of the Living God directs
you to move. Stop listening to
those who will make you “feel”
good and move as the Holy Spirit
directs you. You are valuable to
His Kingdom and for the work of
the Lord. Don’t allow those who
have disguised themselves as an-
gels of light (2 Corinthians 11:14)
hinder and block out the true light
that is available to you.