The Envy of the Fallen: Why the Enemy Tries to Break Us
Have You Ever Wondered Why the Enemy Tries So Hard?
Why the whisper of shame seems louder than the voice of truth?
Why the second you begin to draw closer to God, distractions multiply, anxiety rises, and temptations creep in like wolves at the edge of the woods?
Why your mind races at night, not with peace, but with pressure?
Have you ever asked yourself—Why is the enemy so relentless? Why does he hate me so much?
Could it be…
Not because of what you’ve done.
Not because of who you were.
But because of what you are.
A Reflection That Changed Me
One night, while wrestling with shame, I asked aloud, “Why me? Why does the enemy want to destroy me?”
And the Holy Spirit whispered back:
“Because you are something he can never be.”
Those words hit me like lightning.
The enemy hates us not just because we belong to God—but because we carry the one thing he forever lost: the image of the Creator in flesh. Breath in dirt. Spirit in body. We are the fusion of the divine and the dust. Angels were never given that.
He fell from glory. We rise into it.
He once stood before the throne. Now we are invited to sit with Christ in heavenly places (Ephesians 2:6).
It’s not just hate—it’s envy.
The One Thing He Can Never Become
Satan is many things—accuser, deceiver, destroyer. But beneath all that, there lies something more pathetic: jealousy.
He was once Lucifer, the “morning star,” the shining one (Isaiah 14:12). But pride filled his heart. He wanted to ascend, to be like the Most High. He wanted God’s throne—but it was never his to have.
God cast him down.
And then… God did something the enemy could not bear.
He knelt down and formed us. Not from glory, but from dust. From clay. And into that fragile clay, He breathed His own Spirit (Genesis 2:7).
He gave us His image.
Let that sink in.
You, child of God, carry what Lucifer never could: the Imago Dei. The Image of God. In skin. In weakness. In form that bleeds and breaks—and is still beautiful to the Lord.
Satan looks at you and sees what he lost: the presence of God inside you.
He cannot touch that, so he tries to twist it.
He cannot destroy it, so he tries to distract it.
He cannot steal it, so he lies to make you forget it.
Our Status in God’s Eyes
Psalm 8:4–6 says it plain:
“What is man that You are mindful of him,
and the son of man that You care for him?
You made him a little lower than the angels
and crowned him with glory and honor.
You gave him dominion over the works of Your hands;
You put all things under his feet…”
We were not just made—we were crowned.
That crown was not forged in gold, but in glory. Not for royalty on earth, but for purpose in heaven. We were given dominion, not dominance. We were made to walk with God, not rule over each other.
The enemy fell because he wanted power.
We rise because we choose relationship.
The enemy cannot understand that kind of love.
He cannot understand why the infinite God would chase after a broken man like me—or like you.
The Garden Was the Beginning of the Envy
Satan slithered into Eden not because he wanted Eve’s apple, but because he wanted her authority.
He said, “Did God really say…?” (Genesis 3:1) not to awaken curiosity, but to break connection.
The enemy had already been banished from Heaven. He had already lost the right to dwell in God's presence. And now, watching God walk with Adam and Eve, talk with them in the cool of the day…?
It tore him up.
He had to sever it.
So he attacked the very thing he could never have—relationship with the Creator.
He Sees Our Destiny and Fears It
Revelation 12 tells us that the enemy was hurled down—"that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray."
But look at verse 11. Look at what defeats him:
“They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb
and by the word of their testimony.”
Not angels. Us.
The human ones. The blood-covered ones. The redeemed.
You and I, we bear the story that makes Hell tremble.
We are the ones he fears—not because of who we are without Christ, but because of who we are in Him.
We will rule with Christ.
We will be clothed in white.
We will dwell with God forever.
The enemy can’t take it, so he tries to break us before we get there.
Why It Displaces Us So Much
You feel the warfare not because you’re weak—but because you’re anointed.
You feel displaced, distracted, exhausted… not because God forgot you, but because the enemy is terrified you might remember who you are.
You are not just a target. You are a threat.
That’s why it gets harder the closer you draw near.
Have you ever noticed that spiritual fatigue hits hardest after you pray, write, worship, or serve?
That’s not coincidence. It’s resistance.
Because every time you choose the Kingdom, you punch a hole in Hell’s agenda.
The enemy doesn’t attack what doesn’t matter. So if he’s pressing in, it’s because something in you matters deeply.
Three Ways to Fend Off the Enemy and Serve God Instead
This fight is real, but so is our victory. Here are three ways we can overcome envy’s echo and serve the One who made us:
1. Remember Who You Are—And Whose You Are
Jesus, in the wilderness, faced the same liar who whispered to Eve.
“If You are the Son of God…” (Matthew 4:3)
He wasn’t testing Jesus' power. He was attacking His identity.
The enemy’s first strategy is always to get you to forget who you are.
If he can confuse your identity, he can distort your destiny.
But Jesus answered back not with feelings, but with Scripture.
“It is written…”
That’s your weapon. The Word.
Speak it. Soak in it. Stand on it.
You are not who the world says you are. You are not who your failures say you are. You are not who your trauma says you are.
You are a beloved son.
You are a beloved daughter.
You are chosen. Anointed. Called. Redeemed.
Remind the enemy of that when he comes whispering.
2. Starve the Lies—Feed the Truth
The enemy thrives in shadows.
He speaks in suggestion, never in truth. He uses anxiety to distract, shame to divide, and busyness to blur.
But we don’t have to listen.
Every time we feed a lie, it grows.
But every time we starve it with truth, it dies.
Spend time in the light.
Worship even when it’s hard. Pray even when it’s dry. Confess your struggle. Don’t isolate.
Sin thrives in secrecy. But it dies in surrender.
You fend off the enemy not just by fighting—but by abiding.
“Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you” (James 4:7–8).
That’s a promise. And God never breaks His promises.
3. Live With Purpose—Even When You’re Wounded
Here’s the hardest one.
You don’t wait until you’re whole to serve. You serve while still bleeding. You speak truth even when your voice shakes. You give when it costs you.
That’s how you trample the enemy.
He wants you on the bench. He wants you passive.
But you were made for movement.
Ephesians 6 talks about the armor of God. But did you notice that every piece is forward-facing?
The belt of truth. The breastplate of righteousness. The shield of faith. The sword of the Spirit.
Nothing protects your back—because you were never meant to run away.
Even when you’re tired, you march forward. You love anyway. You forgive anyway. You worship anyway.
And when you fall?
You rise again.
Because the God in you is stronger than the hell around you.
The Final Thought: Your Humanity Is Not a Flaw—It’s Your Crown
We sometimes think our weakness is something to hide. But it’s in our weakness that God’s strength is made perfect (2 Corinthians 12:9).
The enemy hates your humanity because God entered it.
Jesus did not come as a ghost or a cloud. He came as a man.
Born in a barn.
Wrapped in swaddling clothes.
Tempted in every way, yet without sin.
He walked through pain. Through hunger. Through loneliness. Through betrayal. Through blood.
He bore all of it—so that we could wear His righteousness.
The enemy cannot stand that.
Because your humanity, when surrendered to Christ, becomes holy.
So Stand, Child of God
You are not cursed.
You are not alone.
You are not powerless.
You are everything the enemy wanted to be—and couldn’t.
That’s why he fights you.
But greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world (1 John 4:4).
So rise. Stand. Speak.
The crown of glory is not far off. The King is near.
And the enemy’s envy will not write your ending—God will.
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