The Enemy's Snares

Psalm 46:10 "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."

I'm actually surprised that I haven't read the book by Joyce Meyer titled, Battlefield of the Mind. So I am at my best friend's house and I decide to pick the book up off her shelf and start to read it. I had a little bit of a battle in my thoughts this afternoon and needed to be reminded of the truth in who put those sinful thoughts into my thinking. Our enemy is very cunning and sneaky. Joyce Meyer mentions in her book that satan has devised a plan against our mind. "He moves slowly and cautiously (after all, well-laid plans take time). Remember, he has a strategy for his warfare. He has studied us for a long time." And the thoughts that were captivating my mind this afternoon were about things from my history, not just my past but my history!

So tonight as I finished skimming over this book I love the scripture in the beginning of her book. Proverbs 23:7 "For as he thinks in his heart, so is he..." And it wasn't in my heart the thoughts I was having today and once I examined my heart this evening I realized the last 3 days have been filled with ticking time bombs in satan's arsenal. Another line from her Battlefield of the Mind, "The devil will give up when he sees that you are not going to give in." It was amazing how I felt when I let go of what has plagued my mind the last 3 days; b/c then my heart was able to 'beat' again once I called the enemy up out of my mind.

Father God,
Right now I come to You with a humble heart and thank You for saving me once again in the battlefield. Satan has no right or claim to my heart, my thoughts, my words, or my actions today. I am a daughter of the most high King and I will not allow the enemy to take what You have planned for me. So please come and fill my mind, heart, and soul again with Your Holy Spirit. And keep the enemy and his snares for my life far away. AMEN!