Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.
(Ephesians 6:10-13)
The problems and troubles of your life are not all your fault. Sure we all have made choices that result in negative results. And yes, we do reap what we sow. But we should not think (ponder, consider, wonder, worry) that our life is not what it should be because of us. If all we needed was “us” we would have no need for God.
We need God because He is the only one and only way to overcome sin. Sin is the trap of Satan, seeking for us to live in any other way than one in which honors our creator and redeemer. Sin in darkness creeping into you. Sin is loosing the battle of living your life in a way that gives and receives love.
We need to push back against Satan, evil and sin. We need to resist the Devil after we have submitted to God. We need to see and understand that believing in God is not enough. Even the demons believe in God. We need to act in harmony with God. We need to do His will and push back the darkness. We are in a fight.
Today when you are tempted to sin, tempted to act out in a fleshy way or to play in your mind judgments or critical thought of others, don’t. Don’t let Satan have control of you. Keep your freedom and promote the light. Choose eternal life over the momentary pleasures of this world. And come on, really, does the joy of anger, judgment, power, self-glory and self-promotion truly bring to you a better life? Do you think just because people fear you or are intimidated by you that you are special?
Satan wants us to think he has the best plan for our lives. Evil seeks to trick us into joining in evil’s work under the pretense of having fun and being free. But God is the only one who sets free, sin and evil trap us in bondage. Just look at the reality. Every follower of God is free to choose a path away from God. Every follower of Satan or sin is trapped, they need to be set free before they can choose to walk in the light.
The only way to not fear the dark is to be the light
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