The Next Day

Eldredge discusses a different aspect of spiritual warfare in this section - shown when sorrow tries to transfer from his suffering friend to him. He says that "This is how Satan works. He seizes upon our trials or weaknesses or unhealed places and 1) magnifies them and 2) puts his "spin" or interpretation on it in order to 3) get an agreement with us so that he can 4) creat a stronghold there." Where you aware of this dynamic? Think about others in your life who might be struggling with something...how you feel when you are with them or after you are with them. Have you ever expeirenced anything similar to what Eldredge discusses here?

Read the following scriptures and then pray and ask God if there is anything here that He is asking for you to be in agreement with Him on: Jeremiah 31:3-4, 1 John 3:1, Romans 5:5, John 16:27, John 17:26.

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God?

Eldredge talks about our vulnerability to agreements in times of great stress or struggles. Take some time to think about recent struggles that you might have been through. Times that it might seem as though God has not "come through" for you. Can you relate to the vulnerability to attack and agreements when you are struggling with something? Pray for God to show you any agreements that you could have possibly made during these times and then takt the time to break those agreements now.

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Beware of Agreements

Take a few moments, if you haven't already, and pray for God to show you any agreements that you might have in your life. Does anything come to mind? Share them and/or how they effect you, if you like.

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