As a blood bought Intercessor in the Body of Christ it is my CALLING to be acutly aware of the temperature and the temperament of the Body (of Christ) as well as current tactics and waves of influence the enemy is trying to assault the people of God with. With a heightened awareness, I then take that insight and lay before God until I see change manifest in the sphere we live in called Earth.
There is nothing new under the sun (Ecc. 1:9) and the same ol' tricks the enemy used against Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John he is still using today. However, as of late, I see the enemy increasingly using the tactic I'll call Wolvery.
You know all about. Little Red Riding Hood could testify best. Here she was traveling down the winding path with her red hood bopping up and down as she skipped her way to Grandmother's house. Carrying a picnic basket full of goodies she was filled with anticipation at seeing someone who loved her so. After all, isn't Grandma's house always the safest place to retreat? Arriving at the house Little Red notices Grandma is still laying in bed. "It's 3:00 in the afternoon. Why is Grandma still in bed," she thinks. As she pulls back the covers to give Grandma a kiss she is deathly-startled by a gnarling wolf with blood dripping from its mouth and wearing Grandma's robe. Needless to say, Little Red Riding Hood never made it back home.
And so it is in the KINGDOM right now as I speak. The enemy has dispatched personnel to sit right among the children of God with an intent to watch and prey. While you are PRAYing they are PREYing. They carry Bibles (often with more highlighted scriptures than yours). They have the best shout. All their 'Amen's' are calculated and they are very patient. A wolf will watch you for months to learn the pattern of the prey and when there is a weak moment, thats when they pounce.
A wolf in sheeps clothing is often a very ugly-hearted person because their motive is to take at the expense of others. They will take your money, your body, your anointing, and cause you to forfeit your relationship with the Father thinking that you're in relationship with one of his sheep.
Anytime someone new enters your life pray for discernment regarding their motives. If they have a rap-sheet for wolvery don't hover it over their heads (because God can deliver), but let it be a red-flag until you discover otherwise.
The Church is a place of refuge, but it's also a hospital. People come for all types of reasons. Unfortunatly, everyone who says "Grace and Peace" does not have your best interest at heart. I know you see the white wool and the meek attitude and the humble spirit, but allow the Holy Ghost to allow you to discern the matted canine fur underneath it all. The beautiful thing about God is He does not leave us ignorant. What happens is we become emotionally intoxicated and we begin to view life with an inebriated perspective. We hear the gnarles of the wolf, but brush it off and sayy the sheep was having a bad day. We see the glistening teeth of the wolf, but we say the sheep hasn't been to the dentist in a while. Making excuse after excuse when our gut is advising us what predicament we have landed in. Had Little Red taken the time to simply smell her surroundings she would have noticed Grandma's house smells awfully different. Because she failed to do so, it cost her her life.
So I ask, what are you sacrificing today? Usually the wolves have nothing to lose, but everything to gain and at your expense. You? You lose your:
1. Anointing and therefore the people you were SUPPOSED to reach fall between the cracks. Souls are now lost as well and who will be held accountable for that??
2. You lose your Relationship [with God]. That kindling fire you once had with the Lord dwindles down to a mere night-light where you constantly feel locked out of His presence.
3. You lose your Identity. Christ brings definition to your life, but now the wolf begins to define your thoughts and you WILL start to act accordingly.
4. You lose Trust in people. Once you finally get free (Lord willing) it is extremely difficult to trust people again because a golden-tongued wolf wrapped in angelic clothing deceived you.
Here is my prayer:
FATHER, IN THE NAME OF JESUS.....I THANK YOU FOR INSIGHT TODAY. I THANK YOU THAT YOU DONT LEAVE US IGNORANT TO THE ENEMIES TACTICS AND DEVICES. TODAY, GOD, WE LIFT UP YOUR BODY OF BELIEVERS. I PRAY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BECOME VICTIMS OF DECEPTION, DECEIT, AND WOLVERY AT THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY. I PRAY THAT YOU ALLOW THEM TO UNMASK THE ENEMY; AS PAINFUL AS IT MAY BE TO DISCOVER TRUTH AND RISK LOSING THE RELATIONSHIP, I PRAY YOU SHOW THEM IT WILL BE THEIR LIVE'S SALVATION. WHATEVER EMOTIONAL, FINANCIAL, PHYSICAL, OR SEXUAL VOID THE WOLF HAS FILLED, I PRAY THAT YOU FILL THAT VOID...AND WITH HOLY GHOST BOLDNESS I NOW PLEAD THE BLOOD OF JESUS AGAINST EVERY WOLF-LIKE DEMONIC SPIRIT SENT TO DISRUPT, DISCOURAGE, DISTRACT, AND DISECT YOUR PEOPLE LEAVING THEM IN PIECES YOU DIDN'T ORDER THEIR LIFE TO BE IN. YOUR BLOOD, GOD, PREVAILS, AND THERE IS STILL POWER IN YOUR NAME! AT THE VERY WHISPER OF YOUR NAME DEMONS TREMBLE. SO I CALL YOUR NAME TODAY, JESUS, AND I PRAY THAT YOU WOULD EXPOSE EVERY WOLF IN OUR LIFE. SNATCH THE WOOL OFF THE WOLVES AND GIVE US SUPERNATURAL INSIGHT IN THE SPIRIT REALM FOR THE ATTACKS AGAINST OUR SOULS. WE EVEN LIFT UP THE WOLF, GOD, WHO OFTEN DOESN'T KNOW THEY ARE BEING USED BY satan. I PRAY GOD YOU WOULD BRING THEM REVELATION AND TRUE SALVATION BEFORE ITS EVERLASTING TOO LATE. I PRAY THESE THINGS IN THE MIGHTY, MATCHLESS NAME OF JESUS CHRIST. AMEN.