How can the enemy still get to you?

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How can the enemy still get to you? Once I accepted the salvation of Jesus and put my faith in him, I thought I wouldn't struggle anymore because the Bible said, "For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin because anyone who has died has been set free from sin." Which is awesome. But how come when I'm arguing with someone, I could hold on to that anger and give them the silent treatment for days when I know that the Bible says, "In your anger, do not sin. Do not let the sun go down while you're still angry." I struggled with this tension for a while, but as I continued digging in scripture, I learned that the Bible says, "Do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires." When we accept the salvation of Jesus and believe in him, the Bible says we've been set free from sin, should no longer be slaves to sin, and because of Jesus, we don't need to let sin reign in our bodies obeying its evil desires. So even though I might feel like holding on to that anger for days, with Jesus, I have the power to choose not to do that because I'm no longer a slave to sin. So when we talk about how can the enemy still get to you? Just because we have access to God through Jesus, doesn't mean that the enemy's going to stop trying to mess with us. Remember, he went after Jesus himself in the wilderness. But because he obeyed God, he resisted him. The Bible says we are to prepare for similar attacks. Peter, when talking to the church members, said, "Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him standing firm in the faith." When we got saved, we joined God's winning team. The enemy's going to try to shout lies, confuse us, make us trip up. And thankfully, God's the one carrying the team. But since we're on the team, God wants to use us to go bring other people to be a part of it. And the price is free. Just believing that Jesus died for our sins, was raised on the third day, proclaiming he is Lord, choosing to live his way. But the enemy can try to distract us from that mission. So it's worth asking ourselves, how can the enemy still get to you? Is it anger, unforgiveness, lust, money? Because whatever it is, the Bible says we are to resist it, to resist the enemy, and stand firm in our faith following the ways of God communicated in scripture with guidance from the Holy Spirit, but then also through the church. Peter told the church, "Resist the enemy. Stand firm in your faith because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings." Being on God's team, there's other people we're doing this with. God can use us to help them, but he can also use them to help us. I'm praying today that we will resist the enemy, standing firm in our faith in Jesus' name. God bless you, friends.