Turn evil upside down

“… do not resist an evil person!  If someone slaps you on the right cheek, offer the other cheek also.  If you are sued in court and your shirt is taken from you, give your coat, too.  If a soldier demands that you carry his gear for a mile, carry it two miles.”

Matthew 5:38-41

Tear an evil person down by doing exact opposite of what they are doing: love them to pieces.  Believe me, it’ll turn their lives upside down.

Self-controlled and alert

“Be self-controlled and alert.  Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.  Resist him, standing firm in the faith…And the God of all grace… will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.”

-1 Peter 5:8-11

Be sensitive and open to the promptings of your heart, as those are the promptings of The Spirit guarding you and keeping you out of trouble.

Make up your mind not to worry

But make up your mind not to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves.  For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.”

Luke 21:14-15

When you have God within, and around, you (through faith, belief, and prayer), you can spend all your time living to the fullest that the God-life has to offer.  On the other hand, if you choose to live without God, then you have the unblessed assurance of living a God-less life in darkness, dreariness, and doom.

Pretty simple:

Grab on to God and never let him go.

Guarding your heart

Guard your heart 

Time for a little personal inventory. What is your passion? What are you chasing? What are you thinking about just before you fall asleep? What is your most valuable possession? What would you dread most to lose? What do you have the burn for? 

You probably have quite a bit of sales resistance. You need to or you would go crazy in our materialistic and marketing-mad world. You know not to believe the pitch for every product and service that comes at you. 

Realize that Satan is going to look for any opening or crack in your armor to push or pull you away from Christ. Use your sales resistance on Satan. “Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life” (Proverbs 4:23). Learn to distinguish his tempting voice. See his promises as lies; see his threats as empty; see his pleasures as what they really are--bribes to induce you to commit spiritual suicide. 

Guard your heart by filling it with the gospel. Claim and celebrate and prize God’s unconditional love. Think often of Christ’s full and free forgiveness of your sins. Fuel up with the Spirit’s fire. When the wellspring of your heart is healthy, all your relationships and possessions will be in the right place. More God, less Satan.

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Proud and haughty

“… God sets Himself against the proud and haughty, but give graces [continually] to the lowly… So be subject to God… Resist the devil [stand firm against him], and he will flee from you.   Come close to God and He will come close to you…” James 4:6-8 AMPC

Remember, you are God’s child, you are not God! So, remind yourself who and Whose you are so that you don’t sell your soul out to Satan – engulfed in sin, stuck at the bottom of a bottomless pit, fighting a battle that has no victory.