Jeremiah 17:5 Thus says the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusts in man, and makes flesh his arm, and whose heart departs from the Lord. 6 For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.
Hence the reason why it cannot be stated enough that we must learn to trust in God now, while there is opportunity to do so, for trusting in Him who is invisible does not happen overnight. It takes time, and an experimental knowledge of The God whom we serve, to confidently relinquish earthly systems.
To trust in God for everything that pertains to life does not happen quickly, and thus, at every step of advance towards God’s kingdom, our faith would be given opportunity to grow and become strong and durable, because faith that is not tested cannot be trusted.
Those mighty promise God has given us to live by must be experienced in real time on an ongoing basis, so that whenever the rug is pulled out from beneath our feet, it will be seen that we had built upon The Rock, and not upon the stand. The following therefore are the promises that are given in the Bible, to mitigate as much as possible the beast principles, whenever and wherever they will come into play.
Psalms 91:1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. 3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!