Do You Know How To Tell If Satan Is Deceiving You? Satan doesn’t care if you go to church; as long as he can deceive you. He encourages people to make their own decisions, therefore, disobeying the one God sent to lead you. Satan does not act alone when he possesses an individual. He works side by side with many evil spirits. Such as spirits of lust, hate, destruction, suicide, revenge, anger, anxiety, desperation, death, torment, rebellion, self-righteousness, anger, coveting, the list goes on. If it contradicts the word of God; it’s a demon.