 do you ever feel like you're under some sort of demonic attack if you feel like you're under some sort of demonic attack the reason is because you are whether you are a believer or non-believer it doesn't matter you are a target for the enemy now his tactics change from person to person but the person that's closest to god is going to receive a barrage of different types of attacks if you don't believe me listen what peter says he says that we ought to be of sober spirit or be sober be on alert why because our adversary he calls him our adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring line seeking someone or whomever he may devour look what he says he says but resist him firm in your faith knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being experienced are being accomplished by your brethren who are in the world in other words this is happening on a global stage the question is what do you do is there some sort of way that you can stop this that you can in other words that you may hear this bind these evil spirits is there a way that you can possibly bind the devil or an evil spirit or anything attacking you in short no there is no such thing as believers binding an evil spirit there's no such thing as a believer binding the devil when you look at matthew he states then that whatever you bind on earth will have will be bound in heaven and if it's in the perfect tense meaning that it will already have been bound by heaven same thing with the loosing which is just him speaking to them that through the power of the spirit they will know what has been bound and what has been loose by heaven and they would simply declare it so there's no such thing as us actually binding the devil or anything like that because if we could within that would solve all of our problems wouldn't it all we need is one person with one strong prayer life to be able to bind the devil and then all of our problems are over with but that's not how that works the only time that he'll be bound is when God has him bound in the pit for a thousand years and then to be released but in the meantime we have to deal with the onslaught the bible tells us how we ought to do so as well in 2nd Corinthians chapter 10 verse 4 it says for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but divinely power for the destruction of fortresses some verse may say through the pulling down on strongholds we are destroying speculations in every lofty thing race against or high thought raised up against the knowledge of God and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ the issue is we've got these things that come at us they may tell us all sorts of things that we're not worthy that we are not capable we're not smart we're not any of these things that's the enemy who wants to tell us that we are defeated but we are told that we are more than overcomers in him and John tells us in 1st John 5 that our overcoming is because of our faith how do we resist how do we fight how do we do that how do we not necessarily bind every spirit but how do we make sure that these spirits that these issues that these texts have no bearing in our lives well Peter says that we ought to in this statement say to be alert and be sober mind he says to resist him and then look what James says in James chapter 5 verse 13 he says that is anyone among you suffering the word for suffering is the word for we then he must pray prayer is anyone cheerful he is to sing praises anyone among you sick then he must call for the elders of the church and what are they going to do and they are to pray over him anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord look what he says and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick and the Lord will raise him up and if he has committed sins that will be forgiven him and the point that he's speaking of is that if a person is weak in spirit the person is suffering going through then what do they do you pray why because the closer you get to him that is the closer you get to God the better our issue is always one thing it wasn't one thing that is proximity close you get to him the further you are away from anything that can come against you and there will be things are going to constantly come against you and so how do you fight those things that constantly come against you constantly get close to him how do I know so because James says it also in chapter 4 he says verse 7 he says submit therefore to God resist the devil and he will flee draw near to God and he will draw near to you so what do we do draw near to him in doing so best resisting the devil and he will flee so any of these spiritual attacks that come against you by the enemy whatever spiritual attack it is in every way shape from a fashion that may come at you be it a person be it finance be it physical whatever you name it we all have to deal with it the way that you fight against it the way that you deal with these issues these demonic attacks and again we do believe that there are demonic attacks the devil is not quiet and is going to lay down simply because you have placed your faith in Christ simply because he knows that you are on your way to heaven no now the fighting the attack intensifies he wants if he can't stop you from getting the heaven he wants to get you there as bloodied and defeated in your mind as possible and how do you fight that you don't fight him that's the key let me say this loud and clearly you do not fight him that's not how you do that that's not how you gain victory how you gain victory over his attacks is simply ignore him resist him and go closer to God if your focus is on him the enemy is behind you and he can do absolutely nothing do not fight him instead focus on Christ move forward towards him and then watch how victorious your life is are you going to be successful in everything you do no that's impossible it's not going to happen but what's going to happen internally one you won't even notice what the devil is doing what the enemy is trying to do you'll be so focused on your relationship with Christ the joy the tassity is set before you the fact that you are running to him and how fulfilled you feel that abundant life that Christ promised you'll now you'll now experience that because you are no longer focused on a fight against an enemy that you can't beat God will beat him for you so that's what you ought to do don't fight him focus on Christ amen