"Our enemy falls behind in a panicked game of catch up. As he tries to respond to our penetration, we attack his reserves and his command and control. As he counterattacks with his mobile reserve, we bypass with helicopterbome forces. Everything he does is too late."
-- MCDP 1-3: Tactics
Satan often employs this tactic successfully against Christians by convincing them to leave many problems for another day. But rest assured, if you leave important problems for another day, they will be problems on another day.
As a result, many Christians are doing things too late. They start thinking about, "How far is too far sexually in dating?" only after already having crossed the line. They buy a book on marriage only after domestic disturbances are already frequent. They go to a parenting conference only after their kids are presenting clear signs of heading the wrong direction.
Satan prevents many good works by keeping Christians busy trying to fix their last problems instead of proactively attacking future problems through present obedience.
Proverbs 6:4-5
Give your eyes no sleep
and your eyelids no slumber;
save yourself like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter,
like a bird from the hand of the fowler.
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