The closer we are to God in prayer, love and obedience the harder the devil works to lead us astray. There is no point in him tempting those who do not believe.
The devil knows us very well; he knows our weaknesses and our fears. He plays on those fears and will turn those thoughts into worries and severe anxieties about the future, about our loved ones, about health or financial issues, or anything else that would take our focus away from God.
We need to recognise these temptations immediately as they manifest themselves. The more our lives are centred on Christ the easier this reflex reaction will become; and at the very first instant we turn away every shred of anxiety over to Jesus by praying repeatedly, "over to you, Lord, help me."
We consciously, and as forcibly as we possibly can, we exclude from our mind every anxiety and evil-inspired thought and hand it over to God's influence. And with trust and hope see Him restore peace of mind and optimism into our lives.
...life can be a constant battle between good and evil.
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DeleteGod bless, Tom.
Trust in him
ReplyDeleteYes. God bless, Christine.
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God bless you always.
DeleteThank you, Victor. Glad to know I'm not the only one whose thoughts oftentimes run amok.
ReplyDeleteThe truth is that the closer we are to God, the more we are tempted astray.
DeleteGod bless, Mevely.
That is something I need to do more often. I too often rely on my own strength.
ReplyDeleteWe need to hand over our thoughts, however bad or frightening, to God and trust Him to give us His peace.
DeleteGod bless, Liz.
"Jesus, I trust you completely. Take care of everything!" Repeated ten times in a row, slowly, believing it, resets the tone of my day.
ReplyDeleteIt may sound silly, but singing the children's song "Jesus Loves Me" also helps banish those kinds of thoughts.
Good advice as always, Mimi.
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Good reminder. There will always be a battle between good and evil, we just need to stay the course.
ReplyDeleteYou said it: we need to stay the course.
DeleteGod bless, Bill.
There is warfare going on for our souls. Comforting to know we can turn to God for help!!!
ReplyDeleteAmen Happyone. God bless.
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