Mistakes, part 11

11.Satan will never stop trying to keep you on the wrong path.

Satan is the great enemy. He works inside us, and wants to make us evil, or, where that fails, make us useless. He will never give up. He does not want to see God make us into who we were born to be. He wants to destroy us.

He wants to stop us, and he will do his best to. He will try to set us on a slightly different path. He will guide us to an entirely new path. He will help us justify our actions, or condemn us as worthless sinners when that fails. He will never run out of excuses to give us. He will never stop trying to bury us so far in sin and the things of this world that we can’t see how we could possibly serve the Lord. He will always help us doubt ourselves, and doubt the Lord.

He will try to make us feel unworthy of our calling even if we realize what it is. He will not be scared away if we get on the right path, and accept the truth about ourselves. He hates God, and hates us following Him.

Don’t be fooled. Don’t be surprised if you accept the truth, and you still struggle. Satan will always be there, and the struggle will always be there. Even when you see through his lies he works hard to blind you once more. When I first realized my mistake he tried to use that realization to destroy everything good about me. He wanted to keep me from that revelation of the truth that was coming in just a few days.

Do not forget grace. In times where Satan is working to keep you from God remember how the sacrifice of Christ freed us from the bondage of sin. Put first the kingdom of God, and all these things will be provided unto you. Pray, and know Satan has no power over you that you do not give him. He is the great enemy, and he is weak when compared to our great God. He is nothing. He is powerless before Him.

Satan will never stop trying to bring us down. We simply have to count on grace to raise us up. Don’t be brought down, and don’t be fooled. Ignore Satan, and get or stay on the right path. Follow God. He will protect you from all forms of evil.