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they begin to die. automatically lose significance and power as you become intimate with Jesus. Use A Secret Weapon. The inescapable reality is that dragons, especially big ones, don’t die willingly or easily. Temptation has to be resisted, and sometimes it’s a fight. Without holiness and consecration a Christian will soon be in the coils of temptation, suffocating to death. “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and mind and with all your soul and strength [your entire being]” (Deut 6:5, AMP). Noice that God places the emphasis on love because He knows true consecration can be a consequence only of love. This kind of love results in a supernatural satisfaction with God alone that makes the counterfeit pleasures of sin pale in comparison. I believe that if we are cultivating a life of intimacy with God in prayer, enjoying His presence, and listening to His voice, He will always show us where those dragon eggs in our lives are. And chances are, many of the battles you are fighting will Excerpted from Slaying Dragons by Daniel Kolenda, copyright 2019. Used by permission from Christ for All Nations. Published by Charisma House www. charismahouse.com. Check out YouVersion on December 23rd for a FREE 5 Day Devotional! https://www.youversion.com/the-bible-app/ Download Now! Download the Christ for all Nations mobile app today to stay up to date on our international ministries, events and more! DANIEL KOLENDA Daniel Kolenda is a modern missionary evangelist who has led more than 21-million people to Christ face-to face through massive open-air evangelistic campaigns in some of the most dangerous, difficult and remote locations on earth. As the successor to world renowned Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke, Daniel is the president and CEO of Christ for All Nations; a ministry which has conducted some of the largest evangelistic events in history, has published over 190 million books in 104 languages and has offices in 10 nations around the world. He also hosts an internationally syndicated television program. Photo Credit : Olek Volyk Solutions • 39