How To Recognize and Dismantle a Delilah Spirit.

What is a Delilah Spirit? A seducing, enticing, and weakening spirit, that pesters you daily to annoy and frustrate you until you give in. Daily pressures to make you change your mind. It lulls you to sleep, then blinds you spiritually and torments you so you forfeit your God given purpose. Samson was bound with chains and physically blinded – enslaved by compromise. Judges 16 How can you discern if a Delilah spirit is at work? - Your “NO” means nothing to others – they persist until they get their way - You know what God has told you, but you’re tired of the opposition - You would rather make others happy because of their constant pressure- in turn you deceive yourself - You leave the house of worship God called you to, because your family does not approve and pesters you about it. - There is a slow decline of wanting to please man more than God. What are some other clues a Delilah spirit is at work? - Your identity is wrapped in your gift and pride becomes your downfall - Gifting is more important than character, and being seen by man is elevated above the God who sees you. Compromise, deception, and pride give access to the spirit of Delilah – which leads to death. - Samson had a call on his life, but he was full of compromise. With such a strong beginning; an angel announcing his birth, to leaving a legacy of compromise and moral weakness. If a Delilah spirit is at work in your life, its goal is to weaken you to compromise.