God’s Word often speaks about our enemies, and these are the “enemies of our soul.” Sometimes we speak about them as “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 staying the course during times of trial and testing, God’s promise to us is that He will bring success to our lives as we trust in Him. Our enemies will be defeated, and God’s good plan for us will move forward one day at a time, one moment at a time.
We often tire of the fight with the “committee in our heads.” Sometimes our head feels like it is pounding from the injustice and meanness of all the harsh words we hear. Thank God that we can come to Him and ask Him to quiet the storms that are raging and bring us to that safe harbour of peace in our soul.
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 the place of peace and rest? We speak to God. We ask God to help us rest. We affirm that God is with us. We ask for His help and remind ourselves that God is greater than the obsessive voice that is swirling around in our heads. God will do for us what we are powerless to do for ourselves. God has His way of doing that, and we can be assured that God’s way is effective. We just need to call on Him.
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, You know when the enemies of my soul turn up the volume of their horrible voices in my head. I put my trust in You to give me rest and peace, and to “fire the committee in my head.” At times like these, help me to focus on Your unfailing love for me. Amen
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