The Rules of Engagement

The Rules of Engagement

seek independent legal advice; and stealing a vulnerable person’s money, property, possessions, or insurance; or extortion through threats and misap propriation), institutional (the practice of an abusive regime or culture that destroys the dignity and respect to which every person is entitled and occurs when the individual’s wishes and needs are sacrificed for the smooth running of an institution, organization, or home), social (intentional or unintentional exclusion from a valued activity, denial of access to community events/ groups, or denied access to friends and family), discriminatory (oppressive and discriminatory attitudes toward a person’s disability, including physical or learning disability, ill mental health, or sensory impairment; race; age; gender; religion; cultural background; or sexual orientation). A ccident When I talk about accidents, I am not only referring to those that are seem ingly caused by human error but also unexplainable events caused by forces outside of human instigation. I believe that satanic forces can instigate catastrophic events. These occurrences are abortive undertakings designed to frustrate or foil the will of God in the earth realm. In Acts 27:9–44 one of Jesus’s disciples narrated an event that is an example of a satanically orchestrated accident waiting to happen. This passage shows a well-planned attempt by the enemy to sabotage the mission of Jesus in the country of the Gergesenes, where therein awaited a demon-possessed individual divinely scheduled for deliverance that day. Had the enemy successfully completed this undertaking, lives would have been lost and the demoniac would have remained under the control and influence of Satan. A ccusation Accusation is the act of attributing blame and wrongdoings. This is one of the enemy’s weapons of choice when it comes to disturbing personal peace, undermining purpose, and destroying faith in God, particularly if the accu sations are fabricated. The accuser of the brethren will not only personally accuse you, but also, like a master chess player, he uses other people as pawns to bring you to the point of hearing him declare “checkmate” and defeating you completely. Whenever you see individuals accusing one another, or you begin to accuse and point fingers, ask yourself this question: Is the accuser of

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