Principles for Prospering in the Presence of Enemies

Principle Number Five: Operate By Divine Direction: In Proverbs 3:5 & 6, the bible says: if you must prosper in-spite of enemies or in the presence of your enemies, you must operate on Divine direction; Operating by Divine direction means not taking any major step in your life without clearance from God. 

The reason why that is so is because it’s written in Proverbs 14:12: “that there is a way that seems right unto man, but the end of that way is death”. In other words, it is not just a question of what you want to do (being sound scientifically), it is not a question of what you want to do being logically by man’s standard. It is not a question of what you want to do being sound intellectually. It is not a question of what you want to do; being advised by men who are trained in that area. 

All these are relevant, but the bible said in Isaiah 55, God said “My Ways are not your ways; My Thoughts are not your thoughts. Just as the heavens are high above the earth, so are My Ways and My Thoughts higher than your own”. 

So, when you combine that with Proverbs 14:12, then you will discover that even when it looks intelligent or all right by man’s calculation and reasoning, it could still be a danger. You could still fall into the hands of the enemy over it. And so, the bible expects every Christian to work with the Holy Ghost. 

Jesus said in John 14:26 and John 16:13 that Holy Ghost will do things to the Christian; will remind you of things, show and teach you things to come. Therefore, anyone that wants to survive and succeed in life and ministry must operate by Divine Direction. 

Divine direction helps you avoid the snares and traps of the devil, in our everyday life (roundabout us) are people who are working for Satan. And so, except God opens our eyes and ears to see what we are going into; in many cases, what make look like genuine business opportunity or open doors may turn out to be traps of the enemy, but by operating by Divine direction, we escape. 

Jesus was our example, Jesus said in John 5:19-22 “that the Son does nothing on His own except what He sees the Father do”. In other words, throughout the ministry of Jesus, He was taking day by day direction from the Father through prayer. That was the reason why He could escape the trap that enemy set for Him which was designed to truncated His ministry. 

The bible said: God has invited us to ask Him things in Jeremiah 33:3. We have an open invitation from God to consult in matters affecting our lives and He said that He will give us direction; and the easiest way to talk to the enemy is to be directed by God. God directs by Logos (His written Word contained in the scriptures) and also by Rhema (the Spoken Word which He speaks to His people specifically concerning different specific matters). 

Therefore, operating by the Logos and by Rhema will help you avoid and skip the traps of enemy in-spite of them. Don’t take any major step without consulting from God, listen to God. My prayer for you is that you will not in disguise of open door fall into the trap of the enemy, in the Name of Jesus Amen. 

#Copied from the Book: In The Presence Of My Enemies (Coming Up Soon)

By Pastor Mike Onyeka