Understanding the Subtlety of Manipulation

Understanding the Subtlety of Manipulation

Introduction

Manipulation is to control or influence somebody or something in a dishonest way in order to get what one wants without them realizing it. A manipulator is a skilful person who negatively influences somebody or situations in order to get what he wants. The ulterior motive of every manipulator is to be in-charge dishonestly. Manipulation functions through a serpentine spirit; very powerful and subtly coordinated. A lot of manipulators use charm to have their ways into peoples’ lives or situations. Believers must not neglect how much satanic agents can achievethrough manipulation because it is through the subtlety of manipulation that the first man lost his place. The strength of satan is in his manipulation. Those who don’t have the eyes of discernment will always be subjected to the manipulations of manipulators. Through the spirit of witchcraft and dark magic, manipulators swindle people into doing things against their will. If we must live successfully as believers we need to seek the eyes of discernment from God because there are so many manipulators around us. Satanic agents manipulate to steal, kill and destroy. They are shrewd wicked agents of darkness whose witchcraft souls are dedicated to the service of the devil. God is angry with manipulators; He would utterly destroy witches and wizards.

Satan took the nature of a subtle serpent and manipulated an ill-equipped woman. Manipulators are very crafty and skilful. Satan took advantage of Eve’s ignorance to deceive her. Manipulators study people and situations. They have supernatural powers to interpret situations and deceive the hearts of their victims. Because they are serpentine, they depend on the strength of demonic wisdom to achieve their aim. The wisdom of manipulators is sensual, carnal and selfish. It is a kind of wisdom that depend on what it can get from people to destroy them. It was at Eden that satan manipulated the first man out of the garden of his destiny. The manipulative fellowship that Eve had with the serpent negatively opened her eyes against God’s will. There is strength in manipulation to cause enmity between God and man.

Eve was manipulated because she willingly opened the door of her life to the subtlety of the serpent. Eve was not sure of herself. It was through her self-fellowship that she attracted the deceiver. Because of mental weakness, she wanted something that was practically different from what God provided. She made herself available to the devil. Manipulators take advantage of peoples’ ignorance. Sometimes, desperate desires can open the door of manipulation for satan. We must learn to shut the mental doors of our lives. We must learn to take advantage of knowledge to build walls of safety around our lives. Anybody who was manipulated was part of the manipulation because manipulation can only be possible when we make ourselves available to manipulators through red-hot desires.

It is an ignorant woman that can tell a total stranger the secrets of her life. How could Eve have unleashed the flood of all the secrets she had with God in a conversation with a total stranger? The event took place in a very suspicious way. Was Eve really waiting for the serpent to come for a private discussion? Could it be that it was the distrust of Eve on God that motivated her to fellowship with the serpent? It was only opened doors that the beguiler can use. Adam had tarried quite longer than Eve in the garden but the manipulator didn’t go to him probably because he couldn’t make himself available. People should be bold enough to accept blame when they deliberately open the door of deception to the enemy.

The gain and loss of fellowship is counted on the plus and minus of fellowship. Fellowship has value in lifting up those who knows how to take advantage of right fellowship. People take on new destinies when their mentality is imparted through fellowship. The fellowship between the serpent and Eve was successful in opening the eyes of the ignorant woman. Listen, you can be taken advantage of through fellowship. Satan successfully introduced unbelief, falsehood and rebellion into the life of Eve during fellowship. When the woman was corrupted, she died.

It is possible for the image of the spiritual being in a man to be marred through negative enlightenment. When people’s mental eyes are negatively opened, they can lose their destiny. We need to know that proper impartation is very important if we must accomplish any destiny that is designed for us. The garden of Adam’s destiny couldn’t tolerate him the moment he was negatively enlightened. Negative enlightenment hatches rebellion. It introduces the spirit of anti-Christ into the mental faculty. Any spirit that plays down on the instructions of God must be de-fellowshipped from our assembly. How could Eve have continued the discussion with the serpent when it presented God as a spirit that needed to be faulted? Manipulators sometimes fault God because manipulators function by the spirit of anti-Christ. Just as we must learn to avoid destructive fellowships, we must also learn to appreciate rich fellowship each time opportunity comes to us.Whatever we hear or see takes its turn of influence on us.

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