Are My Mice From Satan?

[Tree of Life]

We just found out that we have mice in our house .

My wife and I were discussing the theological significance of this the other night and it got me thinking. I know that Yahweh sent mice in order to harass the Philistines (God's judgment upon them). Which reminds me that Yahweh can do more with an army of mice than any king can do with an army of warriors. But I don't believe that we have mice because God is judging us.

However, God may be disciplining us and weaning us off an inappropriate attachment to this world. Our loving Father might certainly do such a thing.

But then I got to thinking about Satan. Some people, when facing an issue like this, might be inclined to think that this is spiritual warfare and that Satan sent these mice to harass them and goad them toward unbelief and sin.

But is this biblical? Satan, through his lies and schemes, certainly is able to have an influence over people. But Satan cannot command anything in creation. He has no control over mice, wind, waves, or anything else. All of creation is under Yahweh's control. Even when Satan harassed Job he had to get Yahweh's permission.

So do I have mice because God is judging me, because God is disciplining me, or because Satan is harassing me? Or some combination?

Discuss.

 

[Emli]

Maybe God let the mice into your house, so you would ask this question. It's interesting.

 

[Tree of Life]

Maybe God let the mice into your house, so you would ask this question. It's interesting.

Sounds like it's part of my sanctification then.

 

[A71]

Does God play mice?

 

[Tree of Life]

Does God play mice?

He played mice with the Philistines. (He won.)

 

[Tom 1]

We just found out that we have mice in our house .

My wife and I were discussing the theological significance of this the other night and it got me thinking. I know that Yahweh sent mice in order to harass the Philistines (God's judgment upon them). Which reminds me that Yahweh can do more with an army of mice than any king can do with an army of warriors. But I don't believe that we have mice because God is judging us.

However, God may be disciplining us and weaning us off an inappropriate attachment to this world. Our loving Father might certainly do such a thing.

But then I got to thinking about Satan. Some people, when facing an issue like this, might be inclined to think that this is spiritual warfare and that Satan sent these mice to harass them and goad them toward unbelief and sin.

But is this biblical? Satan, through his lies and schemes, certainly is able to have an influence over people. But Satan cannot command anything in creation. He has no control over mice, wind, waves, or anything else. All of creation is under Yahweh's control. Even when Satan harassed Job he had to get Yahweh's permission.

So do I have mice because God is judging me, because God is disciplining me, or because Satan is harassing me? Or some combination?

Discuss.

What about natural causes? Mice often move into houses from the fields when the weather changes, or when fields are worked, or from other buildings when disturbed or for any other change in their environment.

 

[Tree of Life]

What about natural causes? Mice often move into houses from the fields when the weather changes, or when fields are worked, or from other buildings when disturbed or for any other change in their environment.

I don't believe in anything like "natural causes" if this means events in which God is not involved.

 

[A71]

Maybe God is telling you to get a cat?

 

[1213]

...So do I have mice because God is judging me, because God is disciplining me, or because Satan is harassing me? Or some combination?

Discuss.

It is said:


He who does righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was revealed, that he might destroy the works of the devil. Whoever is born of God doesn't commit sin, because his seed remains in him; and he can't sin, because he is born of God. In this the children of God are revealed, and the children of the devil. Whoever doesn't do righteousness is not of God, neither is he who doesn't love his brother.
1 John 3:7-10

Do they sin? If not, then it may be that they are not from Satan.

 

[A71]

On a serious note, mice are lovely creatures. Our cat brought one in, and lost it. We found him camped behind the washing machine where he had collected supplies of cat biscuits. I caught him or her and took him into a field to release, whereupon he tapped me on the palm, and pointed in the other direction, so I trekked back and dropped him at the other end of the garden, much to his approval.

 

[Tom 1]

I don't believe in anything like "natural causes" if this means events in which God is not involved.

Do you think that God directs every element of the environment all the time? I suppose God is involved in everything in the sense of his being present and sustaining life, but passages like Genesis 1:21-22 suggest that he let the natural world develop and behave according to natural patterns.

 

[Doug Melven]

So do I have mice because God is judging me, because God is disciplining me, or because Satan is harassing me?

None of the above.
Bad things happen.
God does not bring bad things into our life.
He does use the the bad things to teach us and mold us.
Just as a parent would not do something bad to there child like give them a disease or break a limb to teach them a lesson.
But if a child has something like this happen to them, the parent can use this time to draw closer to the child.

 

[RDKirk]

Adam's fall made life tough for mice.

Mice just want to stay alive.

Mosquitoes, though.

Mosquitoes may be from Satan.

 

[brinny]

We just found out that we have mice in our house .

My wife and I were discussing the theological significance of this the other night and it got me thinking. I know that Yahweh sent mice in order to harass the Philistines (God's judgment upon them). Which reminds me that Yahweh can do more with an army of mice than any king can do with an army of warriors. But I don't believe that we have mice because God is judging us.

However, God may be disciplining us and weaning us off an inappropriate attachment to this world. Our loving Father might certainly do such a thing.

But then I got to thinking about Satan. Some people, when facing an issue like this, might be inclined to think that this is spiritual warfare and that Satan sent these mice to harass them and goad them toward unbelief and sin.

But is this biblical? Satan, through his lies and schemes, certainly is able to have an influence over people. But Satan cannot command anything in creation. He has no control over mice, wind, waves, or anything else. All of creation is under Yahweh's control. Even when Satan harassed Job he had to get Yahweh's permission.

So do I have mice because God is judging me, because God is disciplining me, or because Satan is harassing me? Or some combination?

Discuss.

Perhaps He is driving the point home of how disadvantageous it is to not have a cat.

 

[SeventyOne]

When I lived in Iowa, a cold state, we'd always get critters in our house this time of year as they sought refuge from the cold. How has the temperature been in your area?

 

[Auriga]

I don't believe in anything like "natural causes" if this means events in which God is not involved.

Have there been other instances where something happened that you would ask if God was trying to tell you something? Have you been been bitten by a mosquito, had a fly buzzing around your house you couldn't catch, or saw a squirrel run through your yard? Do you think all of these have a specific meaning from God?

 

[Tree of Life]

Maybe God is telling you to get a cat?

We have one. Thinking about getting another.

 

[Tree of Life]

When I lived in Iowa, a cold state, we'd always get critters in our house this time of year as they sought refuge from the cold. How has the temperature been in your area?

Cold!

 

[DamianWarS]

We just found out that we have mice in our house .

My wife and I were discussing the theological significance of this the other night and it got me thinking. I know that Yahweh sent mice in order to harass the Philistines (God's judgment upon them). Which reminds me that Yahweh can do more with an army of mice than any king can do with an army of warriors. But I don't believe that we have mice because God is judging us.

However, God may be disciplining us and weaning us off an inappropriate attachment to this world. Our loving Father might certainly do such a thing.

But then I got to thinking about Satan. Some people, when facing an issue like this, might be inclined to think that this is spiritual warfare and that Satan sent these mice to harass them and goad them toward unbelief and sin.

But is this biblical? Satan, through his lies and schemes, certainly is able to have an influence over people. But Satan cannot command anything in creation. He has no control over mice, wind, waves, or anything else. All of creation is under Yahweh's control. Even when Satan harassed Job he had to get Yahweh's permission.

So do I have mice because God is judging me, because God is disciplining me, or because Satan is harassing me? Or some combination?

Discuss.

Maybe God sent you into the lives of these mice to harass and cast judgment upon them

 

[Tree of Life]

Maybe God sent you into the lives of these mice to harass and cast judgment upon them

Man I sure hope so!