It starts as a small, still voice. Hiding in the back of your mind saying “is that REALLY true?” And just like that, the seed is planted. Even when you push it away for awhile, it still comes back, over and over. And one day, you realize you believe it. And that doubt, that lie, has become your truth. You know what else starts as a still, small voice? Gods direction. You just have to stop and listen. Sometimes that means asking Him about your doubt or issue, sometimes it means simply focusing on Jesus and His beautiful power that surrounds you always. Fear grows with attention. So does doubt. So does a 3 year old temper tantrums. So does your faith. Where is your attention going? What is clambering for your time, and what is winning? Because just as a 3 year old eventually gives up when he doesn’t get their way, Satan eventually stops trying. It may seem like a LONG time, and he usually tries to come back with something else, but you CAN win. In fact, we already have. I
I have known almost all my life that once you give Jesus your heart, and believe that His story of dying for you, is not just a story, then you are a new creation, inside and out. I have also realized throughout the years that once in a while I find the need to recommit myself to Him. Refocus, if you will. Today, I’ve found that I need this recommitment process daily, hourly even. My insight has been cleared! I see now that in order to keep this focus and faith I so long for, I need to commit myself to Him constantly, not just once every few months. To keep focused on Him, I have to get there first. It’s also a lot harder than I thought it would be at first. I do something that would not please my Heavenly Father, then realizing it I proceed to continue. I lose sight of what is most important, and quickly fall back into one of the Enemy's many, MANY traps. Another thing the Enemy tries me with is the thought of, “It’ll take some work to get back in Gods favor now. I have