Pastor Melissa Scott Ph.D
Some remain in a state of spiritual infancy and do not come to the maturity required to take the whole counsel of God. Instead, they persecute those who are born of the Spirit, as Ishmael persecuted Isaac. If you walk in the Spirit and are led by Him, you will encounter Ishmaels until the day you die, but recognize that the power of the One who has given you His Spirit is greater than the spirit of Ishmael and those who come against. The Spirit of God is able to overcome.