If I Were the Devil, This Is Exactly How I’d Try to Stop a Warrior Who Felt Called to More
If I Were the Devil, This Is Exactly How I’d Try to Stop a Warrior Who Felt Called to More
If I were the devil, I wouldn’t come roaring.
I wouldn’t kick in the door.
I wouldn’t attack your faith head-on.
Because when a woman knows God,
I don’t need to make her walk away.
I just need to slow her down.
So I’d come quiet.
Subtle.
Strategic.
I’d whisper, not shout.
💜 When God Calls You to Rise, Resistance Follows
The moment God calls you to step into who He created you to be, the battle changes.
You’re no longer fighting to survive.
You’re fighting to move forward, to step into the purpose that God called YOU to.
And forward movement is dangerous.
So the enemy targets:
• your confidence
• your clarity
• your courage
Not with sin, but with second-guessing, doubt, feeling scared etc.
If I Were the Devil, Here’s What I’d Tell You
“You’re not qualified.”
“You don’t really know how to do this.”
“You should wait until you’re more confident.”
“Someone else is already doing this better.”
None of these sound evil.
They sound reasonable.
That’s the trap.
Because reasonable hesitation produces the same outcome as rebellion:
delayed obedience!! Delayed obedience is still disobedience. 🔥
Delayed disobedience says:
“I’ll obey when I feel ready.”
“I’ll move when I have more clarity.”
“I’ll step in once the fear is gone.”
God does NOT always call us to comfort, He calls us to trust.
Obedience isn’t about timing that feels safe.
It’s about responding when God speaks.
Fear delays.
Doubt delays.
Overthinking delays.
And delay keeps you exactly where the enemy wants you: stalled, NOT surrendered.
🔥 The Warrior truth?
You don’t need to feel confident to obey.
You need to be willing.
🦋 My Story: Obedience Without a Manual
When God told me to write Warrior Mom Rising, I didn’t feel ready.
I wasn’t an author.
I didn’t know publishing.
I didn’t have a blueprint.
What I had was obedience and a strong calling to purpose. To help ONE person who might find it the words of my book.
So I wrote without credentials, without guarantees, without knowing how it would all come together.
And that’s when the resistance hit.
Not loudly.
Not dramatically.
Quiet thoughts like:
“This isn’t going anywhere.”
“You should be further along.”
“What if this doesn’t matter?”
The enemy didn’t need to stop me from writing the book.
He just wanted me to stop believing it mattered.
If the devil can delay you from your God-given purpose and keep you from advancing the Kingdom of God, he will.
He doesn’t need to destroy your faith.
He just needs to stall your obedience!!
He’ll use distraction instead of destruction.
Doubt instead of denial.
Delay instead of outright disobedience.
Because a believer who stays stuck still believes,
but does NOT move. And movement is what advances the Kingdom.
That’s why the resistance often increases after God speaks.
That’s why the hesitation shows up right before alignment.
That’s why the whispers get louder when you get closer.
You’re not being attacked because you’re weak. You’re being opposed because your obedience matters. 🩷
🔥 Warriors Are Attacked at the Transition Point
Scripture tells us that when Jesus stepped into His calling, the very first attack was on His identity:
“If you are the Son of God…”
Identity always comes before assignment.
If the enemy can make you doubt who you are,
you’ll hesitate to step into what you’re called to do.
That’s why the fight intensifies when you start moving.
That’s why the doubts get louder when you get closer.
You’re not imagining it.
You’re not weak.
You’re being opposed.
🤯 The Lie That Stops Most Women Cold
“If this were really from God, it wouldn’t be this hard.”
That lie has stopped more callings than fear ever has.
Calling isn’t confirmed by ease.
It’s confirmed by obedience.
Pressure doesn’t mean you’re wrong.
Often, it means you’re dangerous.
Hear This Clearly, Warrior
You were never called to feel ready.
You were called to be faithful.
You don’t need every answer.
You need courage for the next step.
The enemy doesn’t fight what doesn’t matter.
And he doesn’t resist what won’t make an impact.
If you’re feeling stretched, tested, and challenged
it’s not because you missed God.
It’s because you’re standing in your assignment.
If I were the devil, I’d try to convince you to shrink.
To wait.
To stay quiet.
To doubt what God already confirmed.
But here’s what I know:
A Warrior who knows her identity,
trusts God’s timing,
and moves anyway and doesn’t stay stuck!
She rises.
She advances.
She obeys.
And she doesn’t back down.
If this lit something in you, save it. Share it.
And ask yourself: Where is God calling me to move even while fear is still talking?
Because Warriors don’t wait for silence.
They move with faith!!
Standing with you in the fire and MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
🩷 Jenn Robb/Warrior Mom
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