Just was thinking about this blues song…
“Satan doesn’t want us succeeding, to have a life filled with peace and joy, he can’t stand it when the spirit is leading, he wants to rob, he wants to kill and destroy.
Satan wants your mind and emotions, filled with hate, filled with anger and fear. He’s a liar and he wants to confuse you, so things may not always be what they appear.
We all need to draw closer to Jesus, we must never let the devil defeat us. Submit to the Lord, resist and refuse and you won’t get the devil’s blues.
So I’ll get down on my knees and pray and tell the devil best be on your way. You’ve got no power over Jesus in me, I plead the blood so all you demons must flee.
I will submit, I will obey, because I know He is the way. He shed His blood, He cleansed my sin, I will confess so I can win. I will not bow, I will not bend, I’ll follow Him, until the end. And if i fall, I will not quit. I will not go, to satan’s pit. For I am saved! Saved by His grace! The battle’s won, I’ll run the race. I will resist, I will refuse, I will not get, the devil’s blues. ”
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I think alot of times I forget that [through Christ] I already have victory. The battle has been won. But do i live that way? Sometimes I feel like I am fighting a losing battle. I allow satan [the world, the flesh] to pull my attention away from what should be my focus. It gets frustrating sometimes. Even the Apostle Paul said, “the things I should do, I don’t, and the stuff I shouldn’t is the stuff I always find myself doing.” At least I know I am in good company.