God’s Word often speaks about our enemies, and these are the “enemies of our soul.” We may speak about “our demons” or “the committee in our head.” We have various descriptions for those powers that seek to steal our recovery and destroy our life. While we have our part to play in choosing to hear God’s voice and hanging on to God during times of trial and testing, God’s promise to us is that His power will bring us success every time. Our enemies will be defeated, and God’s loving plan will go forward in our lives one moment at a time, one day at a time.
Don’t let my enemies kill me. Hide me from evil people who talk about how to harm me. Hide me from those people who are planning to do evil. They make their tongues like sharp swords. They aim their mean words like deadly arrows. (Psalm 64:1-2 NIRV)
My faithful God, answer me when I call out to you. Give me rest from my trouble. Have mercy on me. Hear my prayer. Remember that the Lord has set apart his faithful servant for himself. The Lord hears me when I call out to him. (Psalm 4:1, 3 NIRV)
How do we get from the ugliness in our heads to a place of peace and rest? We speak to God. We ask for rest. We affirm that God is with us. We ask for God’s unceasing help. We remind ourselves that God is greater than any obsession or voice that is swirling around in our heads. God will do for us what we are powerless to do for ourselves. God’s ways are always effective.
But God will shoot my enemies with his arrows. He will suddenly strike them down. He will turn their own words against them. He will destroy them. (Psalm 64:7-8a NIRV)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, As the enemies of my soul turn up the volume, You know who these horrible accusers are. I trust You to fire this committee in my head and give me the rest and peace I need. During these attacks of evil forces help me to focus on Your unfailing love and care for me. Amen
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