Lately, its been brought to me attention how we sometimes blame satan for our actions. Granted...he comes to steal, kill and destroy. BUT the Good News tells me that we are set free by Truth. That Jesus died and gave us the power of His Name the moment we accepted Him into our hearts. The Holy Spirit lives within us and He guides us and we breathe Him all day long. Our Father is our Friend, our closest Friend we can ever have, afterall He knows us and He invites us to know Him sooo deeply. He gave us the Armor of Christ to put on and defend ourselves with. He didn't just die to save us and then leave us. Oh, no He has equipped us for life here on earth.
The only problem I've seen with all of this, is our human nature to not do it. We believe all of satan's little lies. And some of his big lies! We know the TRUTH about ourselves but deny it when we entertain a thought that says we are worthless, or God is angry with us, or that we don't deserve the good things in life. I know some of the things satan does in our lives seem unconquerable, but the TRUTH says that we are more than conquerors! We can do more than just survive our lives, we can overcome and actually live our lives. You and I are made to enjoy our time with each other and to laugh and to smile and to not worry about how to pay the bills. Satan has done a work on our world and the good news is that He's already been defeated for it! He doesn't win. He can't win. He lacks everything needed to take charge of your life.
So where does that take me? Choices. Such a simple word. Such a hard concept to grasp. And where do I come off trying to tell you to make good choices? I'm not the superstar of making good choices. I've made several bad ones in the past and even after my time at Mercy, I've made some not so great choices. And I can blame satan. Afterall, he's the one that comes in and tempts me. But what good will that do? His temptations and his lies aren't the last say in whether or not I sin, or think negatively of myself, or not read the Bible. You know the verse in Deuteronomy where God lays before you life and death. Well then He tells you to choose life. Hmmm...choose. Choice. My decision. No one else's. My responsibility. My relationships. My life. My Jesus. Choice. Choose. Life. hmmm.....
I've been doing real well since leaving Mercy. Only having to really fight in one physical area. But my thoughts are my thoughts. And when satan comes in with a lie, I don't believe it. Sometimes I catch it right away, other times it takes a little longer. But never do I own those thoughts. Never do I choose to go with satan. My flesh is weak in this world. I need the Spirit's strength to carry on. We need Him. We can't do it without Him. I choose Him. I choose His Truth. His Word. His Love. His Peace. His Trust. His Patience. His Kindness. His Guidance. His Oneness. His Provision. His Mercy. His Grace. Him!
Sisters: choose to keep fighting. Choose Him. No matter how hard satan is fighting against you and plotting evil in your world. Fight back. Don't lose sight of the freedom God gave you. Don't lose sight of how you have overcome and how your Dad wants so much more for you. Fight back. Read your GCP or your Truth Cards. Read His Word. Speak Truth over yourself. Do not give up! Fight hard. REFUSE to give in. Absolutely refuse! Every day make the choice. Chose Him. Chose to win. Chose to fight. Chose to not give in. Chose to live. Chose to be victorious. Chose the positive. Chose him.
