Dealing With Your Demons And How God Grows Within You While You Do

Hey guys!! I would like to apologize for it being so long since I have posted anything. I personally am doing well, and I hope that you are too. BUT; I have been dealing with some personal demons lately. And while it does wear on me; it also strengthens me. I believe that this is how God sets our life situations up - to strengthen us, and draw us nearer to Him. Let us never forget that He "is" the very same that He was yesterday, that He is today and that He will be tomorrow...no ifs, ands or buts. And at any given moment in our lives...He knows exactly where we are and exactly what we are experiencing - no matter how alone we feel. SO find comfort in where you are each and every day knowing that He is there beside you...and I mean "right" beside you; "if" He isn't carrying you.

These demons of mine; that I had been dealing with were demons of betrayal. Not from just one person in my life that I love, but two...however, the "real" issue here is "not what" these people did to me, OR, more importantly - what "I felt" they did to me, BUT how this situation had opened a door for satan to enter into my life and do what he does best...which is to kill, steal and destroy...right? That is his job, and he is very good at what he does. He...satan focuses (as my brother has shared with me on more than one occasion) on getting you off of your course by just a small fraction of a degree...just enough so you don't notice what is going on until it is too late...and by the time you realize what is going on - you are SO far off of course that it will take a long time for you to get back to where you are suppose to be. Like I mentioned above; that is his job, and he is good at it.

This opened door (really satan) has caused me to slip on more than one level, but when you slip - you normally slip into a more familiar lifestyle. The one that I have always lived in, so naturally it feels comfortable like an old shirt, or better yet some old comfortable pajamas. BUT I am proud to say that I see just what satan is up too. And I am on the way back...I am searching for my God path...the good path, and looking to a more righteous lifestyle once again. It has been a stumble...a slip...I pray that I have not fallen too far from grace...to a point that God would not want to look upon me. But it could have easily gone too far...I could have made that decision to go left when I should have gone right.

I guess, what I hope to get across to you all is that we all have demons. And we all will have to face them more than once in our life time, AND more than likely; they are not always going to be all that prevalent. Some are so familiar to us that we don't even recognize them as "demons" per say. They may be so familiar and been around so long that they appear to be just part of our life. It may be fear that is our demon, because our God is our strength, and if God is on our side - who can be against us. Possibly something that continues to come up in our life that we should have dealt with previously, but haven't. Our demons are our own, SO stand in your faith and know that God is there with you, He is good, He is OUR God, and He knows exactly where you are and what you are going through.

Until next time...

Father God we come to You today fully knowing that You are the One true God. We ask You know to dispel these demons that we carry around with us in this life, so that we can move beyond this point of where we are presently. In Jesus' name we cast them out into the darkness never to come our way again. We ask You to be here with us so that we can become more like You and continue to give us strength as we need it to combat the demons that we face. In Jesus' name, Amen.