The Rules of Engagement

Reconnaissance

Release Deliverance, holiness, fruit of the Spirit, and manifestations of the Spirit S pirit of C ompetition This spirit creates rivalry between entities that compete for the same prize or profit. This spirit is slick and covertly fulfills its mission. Competition is a door-keeping spirit. It opens doors to other stronger and more deadly spirits.

Scriptural reference for the spirit of competition Ezra 4:19; John 9:16; 10:19

Signs, symptoms, and manifestations of the spirit of competition

Accusations

Alienation Contempt

Antagonism Contention Detachment

Broken relationships

Deceit

Defiance

Discord

Disharmony Game playing Hypocrisy Jealousy Resentment

Divorce Gossip Ill will

Emulation

Heresy

Isolation Rebellion

Opposition Retaliation

Rivalry

Sedition

Slander

Spite

Stigmatization

Strife

Territorialism Withholding

Underhandedness

Unfair practices

Wrath

Release Fellowship, unity, love, forgiveness, harmony, compliance, obedience, and discernment T he S pirit of C onfusion The spirit of confusion causes disorder and disarray in the life and relation ships of many people. It also causes an individual to live in a stunned and

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