The Snare of Transition

Many pioneers are encountering spiritual warfare that is directly related to the season of transition. The accuser is not using any new specialized tactics to harass, but the accuser is introducing a new cast of characters in the form of “snares” to confuse you and delay the traction you’ve gained over the past few months.

I encourage you to go back and read through your old journals where you’ve recorded how God has revealed himself you. It’s a testament to God’s might and his ability to superimpose his will over the will of the evil one. Wield the power of your testimony over the enemy in prayer and watch the enemy cease from his maneuvers concerning you. The same God that spoke to you about your future is the same God that will preserve you to see the promise fulfilled.

James 4:7 ESV

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

The accuser desires to you discourage you and make you regret your decision to trust God completely. But, the Holy Spirit is sending a fresh wind that will supernaturally carry you over every snare that the fowler has planted for you. In biblical times, a fowler was an individual who caught birds using traps and snares. These traps would typically be set in areas where birds would congregate, such as trees and caves. Once the trap was set, the fowler would hide in plain sight and wait for an unsuspecting bird to trigger the snare. Then, capture the bird. The phrase “snare of the fowler” from Psalm 91:3 is a metaphor for Satan’s evil schemes. Just as a fowler sets traps and snares to catch unsuspecting birds, Satan sets traps and snares to ensnare innocent souls in a feeble attempt to limit freedom and elevation.

Psalm 91:3 ESV

For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence.

The fowler in Psalm 91:3 prophetically represents manipulative and exploitative people who seek to ensnare others into sin and discredit them in their seasons of promotion. The fowler wants to keep you from mounting up with wings as eagles. He doesn’t want you to be able to leave the nest, but the Lord is decreeing over you that, “YOU WILL NOT BE COMMANDEERED OUT OF YOUR DUE SEASON”.

Snares are all around us and they manifest in various forms. Snares also have the ability to wait patiently for a long time to catch their victims. A example of a snare resembles the trap that was set for Samson (Judges 14:1-3) using his weakness for the strange women. He fell into the trap through Delilah and this led to his untimely death with his enemies. Additionally, evil snares are intended to:

Cause you injury.
Arrest your movement.
Entangle you in webs of confusion and manipulation.
Make you lose your belongings or items that hold great significance.
Cause you forfeit your various positions of prominence.
Keep you in a perpetual state of scarcity.
Make false humility you’re a marker of your identity.
To reverse the blessings that God has given you. For example: To take you from the head to the tail (Deuteronomy 28:13).
Make you accept captivity and delay.
Bring you into cycles of sickness and infirmity.
Cause pre-mature death.
Bewitch you.
Destroy your potential.
Appeal to the lust of the flesh through pleasure or material rewards.
Prey upon your fears and doubts.
Provoke anger and bitterness from past trauma or unhealed wounds.
Perpetuate onslaught of lies in an attempt to discredit and create false narratives.

Take comfort in knowing that the Lord is vigilant and has an indispensable amount of angels at his beckoning call to watch over you. You will not be embarrassed and you will not be stopped during this transition. During this transition, I humbly urge you to remain alert and vigilant against the schemes of the fowler and seek God’s protection and guidance.

Walk alongside the steps that have already been ordered. The Lord is reminding you to trust Him as a deliverer from every trap that has been set to keep you from soaring like an eagle. The metaphor also serves as a reminder of God’s protection and care for His people. He is our refuge and our shield, and He will protect us from the snares of the enemy.

Transition well.

Complete the assignment.

Declarations

I decree that every power setting traps for me will malfunction, in Jesus name.

I decree that every trap set to return me back to square one, be scattered and confused, in the name of Jesus.

I decree that every altars of darkness ministering failure and defeat into my life will fail, in the name of Jesus.

Psalm 124:7 KJV

"Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped."

Proverbs 3:6 NKJV

"The Lord will be your confidence, And will keep your foot from being caught."

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