The word itself definitely had a personal application for me. Too bad I didn't heed it back then. I look back and see all the red flags and how God was warning me, but I dismissed it as an attack.
It is said that wolves try to separate the sheep from the flock & isolate them. That is how they conquer. Jesus warned so many times to be careful that you are not deceived, and if we think that we are standing firm, we best be careful that we don't fall.