Unrighteous or Unholy Living! This enemy will block and hinder your faith every time.
This enemy isn't about the righthousness of Christ which we receive through salvation, but rather the righteousness of striving to live a lifestyle of obedience to God's Word.
Deuteronomy 28:1-2 tells us that if we obey God's commandments His blessings will overtake us, while Deuteronomy 28:15 tells if we do not obey God's commandments curses will overtake us.
Now this doesn't mean that God curses us, but our disobedience takes us out from under God's covering. It also doesn't mean we have to be perfect to be blessed, because we can't as we live in sinful flesh. What it does mean is that we should strive to live a holy life, a lifestyle of obedience to God's commandments, and when we do stumble and fall, we should confess our sin to God and receive His forgiveness and cleansing available to us through Christ Jesus. But when we are living in disobedience to God's Word or living an unrighteous or unholy lifestyle, our faith is hindered and rendered ineffective as no sin can exist in God's presence and He will not respond to our faith.
Therefore live a righteous and holy lifestyle so your faith is strong, and lay claim to all of the blessings God wants you to have.
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