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One of the primary tactics of the Enemy is confusion<\/em>.\u00a0 If Satan can breed confusion within a church or within a group of people, he can absolutely unravel any good thing that has been built among the group.\u00a0 I think what kills me about that is how easily we are sucked in.\u00a0 It’s as if we know what happens, we understand that as a tactic and can often even recognize when it’s happening, but still allow ourselves to be used to rip relationships apart.<\/p>\nYes, this is something that is fresh on my mind, but I have seen so much of this over and over and over.\u00a0 There comes a time when we just have to say, “STOP! Enough already.”\u00a0 We must get to the point where relationships are valuable enough that we’re willing to take the risk; we’re willing to actually approach someone, face to face<\/em>, and ask if something is wrong.\u00a0 We have to care enough to confront.\u00a0 I’m saying this as much for me as anyone.\u00a0 Confrontation is never fun and rarely easy.\u00a0 There is pain involved.\u00a0 However, it is so much easier to address it while it is a relatively small and petty issue than after it has been allowed to fester and grow and spread<\/em>.<\/p>\n My encouragement is for us to simply deal with it<\/em>.\u00a0 Go ahead and put yourself out there.\u00a0 Care enough to confront.\u00a0 Seek peace while it may be found (which is not just the absence of conflict).\u00a0 Don’t give the Enemy an opportunity for establishing a stronghold in your life and become a tool of division, strife and pain.\u00a0 In the end it is simply not worth it.<\/p>\n![\"PainfulConfrontationPanel\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/davidcprice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/painfulconfrontationpanel2.jpg?resize=516%2C184\" "\\"PainfulConfrontationPanel\\"")
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