“Sumit yourselves to God. Resist the Devil, and he will flee from you.” James 4:7! It’s hard for some to submit to a higher authority than their own. Free will is powerful. Then it says, resist the devil, we can’t hangout with the enemy and defeat him at the same time. Sleeping with enemy is dangerous.

Many times, the things we are dealing with in our daily life are none other than the enemy having his way with us. The devil is not a fake devil, he is a flesh devil. In our flesh, we tend to fight another person, fight our circumstances, or fight with ourselves. This flesh is something, the flesh is the nature without the Presence of God, it can become a stronghold of demonic influence that tries to keep the Word of God out. Pride is a beast.

Perhaps, we focus solely on the problem itself attempting to put it all in our own hands (the flesh) as we frantically try to control it with the hopes of diminishing it altogether. The flesh will always have you thinking what you’re doing is right.

But have you ever thought it might not be the person or the problem you are needed to take control of?

Perhaps it’s the enemy itself whom you need to control and put in his place. The enemy of our souls.

Remember, we are fighting a spiritual battle daily as we are taught in Ephesians Chapter 6. This enemy never sleeps, and he has the same goal each day and that’s to keep us from walking in the Lord’s provision and purpose for our lives. Satan has a great day when he accomplishes to discourage us or defeat us in any way he can.

We cannot defeat him without the power of God. Many have become skeptics and spend more time trying to prove God wrong than accepting God’s love for them. The only way to destroy him (the devil) is through the love of God. The devil can’t stand love. What about you?