The Enemy

I wrote this several weeks ago when I was having computer trouble and unable to post.

The past two weeks have been hard, that is probably an understatement. The past two weeks have been an all out assault on my heart. I try to find time to write, but it just is not there. When I do have a moment, I am either so tired physically or worse tired spiritually that I have nothing to write. I grow angry and frustrated and lose site of what is true. I forget that life is hard, that things here in this world are not what they were meant to be. Most importantly I forget that I have an enemy that wants to kill me. And you do to. John 10:10 tells us that. “The thief comes to steal, kill and destroy.” How come I forget that? Instead of standing firm against him, I get mad at my wife, the dog or just about anything that comes across my path. The phrase “mad at the world” takes on new meaning for me when I get to this point. You have probably been here to. Things are not going as you had planed. Life has turned out different than you dreamed. It seems so unfair, so heart breaking. We want to find someone or something to blame. Unfortunately we often blame the wrong person. The last few days my wife and I have been mad at each other. We both want more for our marriage or hearts and it just seems like something always gets in the way. Is this her fault, no, we have an enemy but I forget that and then suddenly the person I love most in this world becomes the focus of my frustration. We have an enemy and he has set his sites on us. His goal is to destroy our hearts. To steal, kill and destroy all that we love and all that we desire to be. He is set against the work of God, he is an active enemy and we must stand against him. I forget this so easily. Jesus promises us abundant life in verse 10 of John, but he also warns us that the enemy will seek to destroy that. I need to remember that daily, I need to know that the enemy of my heart, Satan, is the one I need to stand against. Remember that today as you go through your day. When you want to blame your spouse, your boss or maybe even the dog. There is more going on than meets the eye.