The Three Deadly D's

Continued from "The Scales of Justice":
Satan's never been terribly creative. The tools he uses today are the same tools he's always used-and no wonder, for they've been quite effective. From the Garden of Eden to Martha's Bethany kitchen to our own everyday world, Satan still plans his attacks around what I call the "Three Deadly D's of Destruction."
*Distraction
*Discouragement
*Doubt
The underlying strategy is fairly simple: Get people's eyes off God and on their circumstances. It's really a brilliant strategy, when you think of it. Plant the Deadly D's deep in human hearts, and sooner or later people will destroy themselves. Unless, of course, someone intervenes-which is exactly what Jesus came to do.
(From "Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World")