I didn't really want to bring this one up yet but with the day I had yesterday I feel like God wants me to share this with you. Remember, I am by no mean an expert when it comes to God, Christianity and the devil. I am also new to this.
My oldest dog hasn't been feeling good for the last few days. Since he is older, I worry about him a lot. When he doesn't feel a 100% it consumes my mind and I think of the worst. What if he is really sick and I have to put him down? On top of this, I allowed my mind to go back to how it was a few weeks ago. Yesterday I was a wreck.. again. I ended up taking the afternoon off because I was tired, I could not focus on my work plus I had to bring my dog to the vet. All of this to tell you that when you believe in God you also believe there is a devil and demons.
The best thing the devil ever did was to make people believe that he did not exist. He is a master at lies, deceiving, making you doubt. He is the god of this world. He knows God wins but his plan is to bring down as many people as he can with him. He will attack you and your mind any chances that he gets. He will tell you lies about yourself that you will believe. Making you think that you aren't good enough, that God doesn't love you, that you will not be going to heaven and so on. Any bad thoughts you get comes from him to deceive you. It does not come from God. We serve a good God and the spirit of fear or doubt are not gifts from God. You have to be ready for those attacks. Even when you feel like you are in a good place and the devil has finally left you alone. Him and his demons will be back.
You need to stand firm in your faith to fight against him. Easier said then done, I know. Yesterday I allowed him to take control of my mind and insert fear and doubts again. My husband was at work and I texted him because I was struggling and felt weak. He kindly reminded me of the authority that I have because I am a children of God and the Holy Spirit living in me. So I prayed to Jesus down on my knees. Asking Him once again to strengthen me and to take away my fears because only Him can handle the battles. I also told the devil (out loud because the devil cannot hear your thoughts) to leave my house and my mind. That he had no place here. That he was not welcomed. That my house served the Lord and him alone and I commanded him to leave in the name of Jesus. And he did. He has no other choice because God is so powerful. He will be back but having God on my side, who can be against me?
God bless,
Nancy xo
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