Today, we will discuss how Satan tries to steal our joy. We need to always remember that Satan wants to destroy our lives. Satan knows very well that our true joy comes from God. So his first job is to separate us from God and take away joy from our lives.
Satan tries to steal our joy by sowing seeds of doubt and fear in our minds. And when we believe this plot of Satan, we keep moving away from God. We should have complete faith in the promises of God and His love. Then we can keep our hearts free from all fear and unbelief.
Satan steals joy from our lives by bringing temptations into our lives. When we give in to temptation, we sin and go against God. We should remember that we can resist temptation with the strength that God has given us.
Sometimes Satan uses our circumstances to steal our joy. Sometimes in life, we face such hardships that we think we cannot bear them, and that is when we fall prey to Satan’s temptations. That is why we need to remember that God is with us in times of trouble. He will not give us more trouble than we can bear.
The weapon God has given us to defeat Satan is a prayerful life. When we live a life of prayer, Satan will not have the strength to stand against us. Therefore, we should read the Word of God and live a life of prayer so that Satan will not have the opportunity to steal the joy of our lives.
Let us look at the following Bible verses About The Devil Stealing Your Joy.
John 10:10 :—
“The thief cometh not, but for to steal, to kill, to destroy: I am come that they might have life, that they might have it more abundantly”
John 12:31 :—
“Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out”
John 15:11 :—
“These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, that your joy might be full”
John 16:22 :—
“Ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, your heart shall rejoice, your joy no man taketh from you”
John 8:44 :—
“Ye are of your father the devil, the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, the father of it”
James 4:7 :—
“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, he will flee from you”
Ephesians 2:2 :—
“Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience”
Ephesians 4:27 :—
“Neither give place to the devil”
Ephesians 6:11 :—
“Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil”
Matthew 13:19 :—
“When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side”
Matthew 25:41 :—
“Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil his angels”
Matthew 4:1 :—
“Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil”
Luke 10:18 :—
“He said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven”
Luke 22:31 :—
“The Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat”
Revelation 12:9 :—
“The great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, his angels were cast out with him”
Revelation 20:10 :—
“The devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire brimstone, where the beast the false prophet are, shall be tormented day night for ever ever”
Job 1:6 :—
“Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord , Satan came also among them”
Zechariah 3:1 :—
“He shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord , Satan standing at his right hand to resist him”
Colossians 2:15 :—
“Having spoiled principalities powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it”
Genesis 3:1 :—
“Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?”
Genesis 3:15 :—
“I will put enmity between thee the woman, between thy seed her seed; it shall bruise thy head, thou shalt bruise his heel”
Acts 26:18 :—
“To open their eyes, to turn them from darkness to light, from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me”
Romans 14:17 :—
“For the kingdom of God is not meat drink; but righteousness, peace, joy in the Holy Ghost”
Romans 15:13 :—
“Now the God of hope fill you with all joy peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost”
Romans 16:20 :—
“The God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen”
Romans 8:37 :—
“Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us”
Isaiah 14:12 :—
“How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations”
Isaiah 41:10 :—
“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness”
Isaiah 61:10 :—
“I will greatly rejoice in the Lord , my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels”
Ezekiel 28:17 :—
“Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee”
Mark 4:15 :—
“These are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts”
Hebrews 2:14 :—
“Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil”
Jude 1:9 :—
“Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee”
Philippians 4:13 :—
“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me”
Psalm 16:11 :—
“Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore”
Psalm 34:17 :—
“The righteous cry, the Lord heareth, delivereth them out of all their troubles”
Psalm 37:4 :—
“Delight thyself also in the Lord : he shall give thee the desires of thine heart”
Psalm 51:12 :—
“Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; uphold me with thy free spirit”
Galatians 5:1 :—
“Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage”
Galatians 5:22 :—
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith”
Nehemiah 8:10 :—
“Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord : neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength”
Proverbs 17:22 :—
“A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones”