Satan always sends someone along the way who is a user. A ‘user’ is someone who deviously takes  advantage of people for his own benefit without any concern for others. We can actually enable people to stay in bondage by continuing to give in to their demands instead of choosing to do what we believe by our understanding. 

We can never be a God pleaser and a people pleaser.

At times we feel we are being mean if we confront people who have problems, when in reality tough love is what Jesus often used to set people free… His instructions were shocking, for instance he told  the crippled man to  take up his bed and go home and he did so and could walk. He told the blind man to go to the pool of Siloam and wash his eyes and when he did he was able to see. 

We see Jesus often telling people to do things that were not only surprising but seemingly impossible. How could a crippled man rise, take up his bed and walk? After all, he was a crippler. Instead of feeling sorry for such  people Jesus moved into action. He helped them get their minds off themselves and their problems. He motivated them to do something about their situation. 

Jesus moved with compassion and made people do something that would enable them out of their situation rather  than stay the way they were.

Breaking controlling powers:

It is offensive to God when we let other people control us. God sent Jesus to purchase our freedom with His life. If you let someone control your life, intimidate you, manipulate you and cause you to do what you know in your heart is not right, then you need to break these controlling powers. 

It is not God’s will for us to be controlled by anybody except his Holy Spirit.