Then the desire, when it has become fertile, gives birth to sin in turn, sin, when it has been accomplished, brings forth death.” ( James 1:14, 15) To destroy our friendship with God, Satan tries to get to our heart, where our desires come from.ĥ, 6. To destroy our friendship with God, what does Satan try to do? Why?Ĥ The disciple James wrote: “Each one is tried by being drawn out and enticed by his own desire. ( John 8:44 2 Corinthians 11:13-15) So we should ask ourselves: ‘How does Satan deceive people? What can I do to protect my friendship with Jehovah?’Ĥ. Satan constantly uses lies to try to deceive us so that we stop worshipping Jehovah. In fact, he does all he can to get us to lose our friendship with Jehovah. What questions should we ask ourselves?ģ Satan the Devil does not want us to have God’s approval.

Jehovah is the “examiner of the heart,” so he knows whether our actions are holy and whether we worship only him. So it is not only our actions but also our feelings about God that matter to him. Also, we need to have “deeds of godly devotion” motivated by deep love and respect for God. This includes the way we think, act, and worship God. ) Our “acts of conduct” are holy only if we live a clean life in every way. After all, he is the greatest Person in the universe, and with him is “the source of life.” - Psalm 36:9.Ģ The apostle Peter explained that to have Jehovah’s approval, we need to have “holy acts of conduct and deeds of godly devotion.” (Read 2 Peter 3:11. As Christians, though, what Jehovah thinks of us is much more important. MOST people are interested in what others think of them.

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