Podcast Summary: "3 Open Doors To The Enemy | LIVE w/Nancy Dufresne"

Podcast: Dufresne Ministries Podcast
Episode Date: March 4, 2022
Host/Speaker: Nancy Dufresne
Duration: ~15 minutes

Overview

In this episode, Pastor Nancy Dufresne discusses spiritual principles the Holy Spirit revealed concerning three primary ways Christians can inadvertently "open the door to the enemy." Drawing on a personal experience and biblical teaching, she emphasizes how believers must actively guard their minds, stay in God’s plan, and cultivate gratitude to walk in victory and protection. The tone is warm and instructive, blending scripture-based teaching with personal testimony.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Spiritual Vigilance: Giving Place to the Enemy

[00:09 – 02:30]

• Nancy recounts a service ~15 years ago where, after ministering in tongues and interpretation, the Holy Ghost revealed three ways believers can open the door to the enemy.
• She reminds listeners: "We're redeemed from the curse of the law, so we don't belong to Satan’s kingdom. But Paul said in Ephesians 4:27, 'Neither give place to the devil.'" (01:10)
• The enemy cannot take a place in a believer’s life uninvited; believers must "give him a place" through wrong thoughts and behaviors.

2. First Door: Loss of Peace

[02:32 – 07:45]

• The first way Christians open the door to the enemy is through "the loss of peace."
• Peace, as a fruit of the Spirit, must be tended and “picked” daily. Allowing worry, fear, or doubt to dominate the mind robs peace and invites trouble.
• Memorable illustration from Mark 5: Jesus tells the woman healed of the issue of blood, “Go in peace and be continually healed.” Nancy asks, “Was it the loss of peace that made her sick in the first place?” (05:25)
• Nancy urges: “Anything that robs you of peace, resist it. Talk to it. Thoughts of worry, thoughts of fear, thoughts of doubt, answer them.” (06:10)
• Practical: You cannot stop the enemy from speaking, but you can resist and answer with the Word of God (James 4:7).

Notable Quote

"If he can steal your peace, he can steal your health. If he can steal your peace, he can steal your prosperity. Don't lose your peace. Protect your peace."
— Nancy Dufresne [07:32]

3. Second Door: Veering From God’s Plan

[07:47 – 10:40]

• The will and plan of God is identified as the "safe place" and "wealthy place." Departing from God’s plan opens one to defeat, sickness, and lack.
• Nancy relays a word from God: "Make my people to know that long life is connected to my plan." (08:55)
• Illustrative point: No amount of self-care can compensate for being out of God’s will—"a bucket of broccoli is not going to sustain you in disobedience." (09:57)
• Fulfilling the will of God ensures the flow of God’s blessings remain unhindered.

Notable Quote

"Living in the will of God makes you untouchable... the devil will attack, but he cannot get a foothold on people who are focused on accomplishing the will of God."
— Nancy Dufresne [08:27]

4. Third Door: Lack of Gratitude

[10:41 – 14:15]

• The third way to open the door to the enemy is through ingratitude.
• Thankfulness for God’s blessings, health, and provision keeps the door closed to sickness and lack.
• Gratitude, worship, and praise are seen as expressions of faith. Citing the psalmist: “His praise shall continually be in my mouth.” (Psalms 34:1)
• "What we're grateful for, we're mindful of. What we’re grateful for, the devil can't steal from us." (13:52)

Notable Quote

"Just being mindful to be grateful is a flow that is going to protect the blessings of God in your life."
— Nancy Dufresne [11:55]

5. Instruction for Ministers

[12:30 – 13:25]

• Nancy encourages fellow ministers: "Take these three things and teach them, because they're not just my revelations."
• Emphasis that these principles are for the Body of Christ.

Notable Wisdom from Dad Hagin

"I was never attacked in my body until I got out of the will of God in some way."
— Quoted by Nancy Dufresne [13:12]

Important Timestamps

| Time | Topic / Quote | |----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 00:09 | Introduction: The mind as a battleground; importance of skillful thought life | | 01:10 | "Neither give place to the devil..." | | 03:06 | "The primary way we as believers can open the door: through the loss of peace." | | 05:25 | Mark 5: The woman with the issue of blood – Jesus’ instruction on "going into peace." | | 07:32 | "If he can steal your peace, he can steal your health..." | | 08:27 | "The will of God is your safe place..." | | 09:57 | "A bucket of broccoli is not going to sustain you in disobedience." | | 11:55 | "Just being mindful to be grateful is a flow that is going to protect the blessings of God in your life." | | 13:12 | Dad Hagin’s wisdom on attacks coming when out of the will of God | | 13:52 | "What we're grateful for, the devil can't steal from us." |

Recap & Action Steps

• Guard your peace: Recognize and resist thoughts that lead to fear, worry, and doubt.
• Stay in God’s plan: Pursue His will above all; measure a healthy spiritual life by obedience, not just natural habits.
• Maintain gratitude: Actively thank and praise God; this expresses faith and creates spiritual protection.

As Nancy summarizes:

"Stay grateful, stay appreciative, keep praising and worshiping God for all the things he’s blessed us with, because that is the voice of faith, that is the releasing of faith that will keep us in the flow of those things that belong to us." [14:10]

For further information or to connect with Dufresne Ministries, visit dufresneministries.org.