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         (Dad:) When people have received the doubts of the Enemy and they are no longer resisting them, but they've chosen to receive them and believe them, and they've allowed them to gain a foothold in their heart and in their mind, then at that point they're no longer able to receive the truth of the Word and gain faith from the Word. That's why it's so dangerous to allow the doubts of the Enemy to become part of your thoughts, to receive them and believe them and take them in.
         It doesn't take long between the time you accept and believe the lies of the Devil and the time he gains a foothold in your heart and mind. And then the longer you harbor those attacks of the Devil, receiving and believing and even voicing his doubts, the weaker you become, the more resistant you are to the truth, and the more difficult it is to get fed from the Word.
         The Devil understands the power of the Word even better than some of our own folks. He knows that if he can get them to quit reading the Word, then he has defeated them; he has killed them spiritually. (ML #3070)



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