I went into the Starbucks
and sat down to read the Bible and write. I looked up and this creepy guy was
staring at me from outside. I tried to ignore him, but every time I looked up,
there he was with big googly eyes looking right at me! Yuk. I couldn’t concentrate
on what I was doing so I moved out of his line of vision. But then he came
inside and sat right in the big easy chair that focused right on me! I couldn’t
get a thing done and wasn’t smart enough to just turn my back on him or get out
of there. I lost that battle.
The next several times when
I went to study and write, similar things happened with different people at
different locations. I got wise to what the devil was doing. He always goes too
far and I catch him and nail him. The devil is never on our side! And to those
of you who are Facebook users, the devil never clicks the “like” button for you.
We are in a constant war with him.
In the end we win, but in each battle we need
God’s wisdom of what to do. A person in the military or any competitive sport
knows that battles get fought and won by different strategies. Winners are
people who can hold out mentally. Often, as in tennis, the competitors’ skills
are equal, but the ultimate winner is the one who endures mentally.
Our strategy is the wisdom of God. So the next
time you get attacked, don’t let it go on for too long like I did, but go to
God right away and find out His strategy for the battle. “In all these things we are more than
conquerors through him that loved us” (Rom 8:37).
Love, Carolyn
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