While we are purposefully advancing and maturing in our strengths in the Lord, the devil is instinctively attempting to decrease us by our weaknesses.
“Be sober [well balanced and self-disciplined], be alert and cautious at all times. That enemy of yours, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion [fiercely hungry], seeking someone to devour. But resist him, be firm in your faith [against his attack—rooted, established, immovable], knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being experienced by your brothers and sisters throughout the world…” 1 Peter 5:8 AMP
Be blessed,
G.M.