Date: June 7, 2016
Have you ever believed things about yourself or others that weren’t true? What lies do you currently believe? When reflecting upon these 2 questions, I felt led to come up with 3 specific lies that I currently believe. I began to list all of my insecurities— starting with my the physical ones… Needless to say, there were 20+ that filled my mind, so I decided to just categorize those as feelings of unworthiness. Then, I thought about my emotional insecurities regarding not ever finding someone to accept me for me— crazy and all. Yet again, thoughts kept filling my mind, as I tried to pinpoint what “emotional insecurities” I with which I struggle. I decided to categorize these emotional insecurities as feelings of being unlovable… which led me to the third lie, feelings of loneliness. I’ve noticed that the more attention that I give to these lies (that, in my mind, are a reality), I then begin to dwell on them, which tends to lead to an obsession, which I know just thrills the enemy. The battlefield of the mind— that’s my biggest struggle— and because the devil knows this and realizes the power that my thoughts have on my mood, my demeanor, my life, Satan exploits his wickedness through his cunning/crafty ways to keep me from reading The Truth. He does whatever he can to distract me— whether it be that I need something to drink, or that my dog needs to go potty, or that all-of-a-sudden I need to use the restroom, etc.— Satan does whatever he can to keep me from opening my Bible because he knows the POWER that The Holy Spirit will grant me each time that I do. He knows that The Truth really will set me free— free from his lies, free from his deceit, free from his distraction. Once I open The Word of God, the enemy knows that he has been defeated. Once I enter into a time of prayer and worship, Satan knows that God will always prevail. God will always win the battle for my heart, mind, and soul whenever I let go of my own, selfish desires (usually, it's checking social media and/or watching TV) and let Him lead me on His righteous right path. God is not only the creator of the Heavens and the earth, but He is also my Maker. Why would I not entrust my life— my day— my time— my talents— my desires— to Him? Why would I not go before His Holy throne first and foremost? Why, why, why? It is all so clear in this moment at this time because the Holy Spirit is teaching me what my Maker wants me to know— because the enemy is not distracting me in this moment… Oh, but he is trying. Just as I typed out that last sentence, a thought flickered into my mind: Yes, but that is just in this particular moment of time… today… BUT what about... in an hour… this evening… tonight... tomorrow? UGH! What. a. freak. After realizing that those thoughts were clearly from Satan, I prayed aloud, asking God to eradicate the enemy from having power over my thoughts, asking Him to comfort me with His angels and create a shield of protection from this freakshow of an enemy… and He did… because He is a good, good father. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gSugruC1jQ
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