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Can Satan Hear our Thoughts and Prayers?

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Wanted to get some opinions no this. Satan is not everywhere all the time, like God is, so can he hear our private thoughts in our heads, and our silent prayers that we do not pray out loud? I've heard one or two people say he cannot, but I don't think I have found anything in the Bible referring to this. What do you think? Also, if we had fears that we never expressed out loud, would Satan know about them anyway? I know he messes with our minds a lot sometimes, but does he need to know what areas to hinder us in, first? When we pray out loud, he can hear that, just like anyone near us could, right? What do you think, and is there something in the Bible that makes mention of this?

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What we can ascertain from the Word is that Satan is a finite being. He is not able to read minds or know our thoughts. And yes, I'm sure that he or one of his minions could hear prayers, read journals/board posts, etc. But I also think that when we pray, we are communicating with God, who is powerful enough to prevent any bad from happening to us about what we pray for. In fact, I would argue that if we pray to God for forgiveness, or help with a certain sin, whatever demonic being there is in the area would run for fear of facing the power of God's answer to that prayer!

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Thanks. If that's the case, then if we said our fears out loud, like talking with someone, then the devil could hear them and make use of the info, by using it against us. Does that make sense, or what do you think there....

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The book of Job and Daniel has hints about the nature of demonic activity in relation to humans and prayer.

If 1/3 of the angels became demons (Revelation), then there are more angels to do spiritual warfare. Perhaps we overestimate our importance to think we have a guardian demon hanging around us full time. There are only so many to go around the universe, so it is possible they will be around us, but not likely at any given moment. Over a lifetime, they could become familiar with our character and circumstances. They are on a leash and will eventually be thrown in the lake of fire.

For every mention of demons, we should mention Jesus many times more. He is the victor.

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For every mention of demons, we should mention Jesus many times more. He is the victor.

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For every mention of demons, we should mention Jesus many times more. He is the victor.

I could not agree more wholeheartedly. While we should certainly not be naive about temptation or anything, we have no reason to fear the devil's schemes if we have Jesus on our side.

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Has anyone read the book, "The Screwtape Letters" by CS Lewis?

It's highly relevant to this discussion.

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Wanted to get some opinions no this. Satan is not everywhere all the time, like God is, so can he hear our private thoughts in our heads, and our silent prayers that we do not pray out loud?

Personally, I don't think that this is something to worry about. Sometimes, I believe, we give Satan more credit than he is due.

Jesus is the victor, and He has given us the power and authority to overcome.

This, IMHO, is all we need to know.

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Like the old song says-we can't lose for winning with Jesus on our side! Even if Satan could (and I don't believe he can) read our thoughts, God is still powerful enough to protect us. Satan is a good guesser and a good bluffer. He's had many millenia of experience in doing this and he does have good guesswork, but he is a CREATED FINITE BEING. Only God Himself is all knowing. We have God on our side, so we have nothing to worry about if we're walking in His light!

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Has anyone read the book, "The Screwtape Letters" by CS Lewis?

It's highly relevant to this discussion.

I've heard of it cats, but never read it.

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