Submit and Resist
"I have had times in my life and ministry when the burdens and the pressures seemed to be too much. Sometimes physical weariness adds to our problems and our temptation to give in to discouragement and doubt. At these times it seems that even in prayer it is impossible to rise above the load. More than once, by faith that seemed to have been imparted directly from heaven, the Lord has enabled me to claim all that I needed for body, soul and spirit.
On my knees I have been given freedom and strength to pray, 'Now, Lord, I have had enough of this—I refuse to take any more of this heaviness and oppression! This does not come from God-this comes from my enemy, the devil! Lord, in Jesus' name, I will not take it any longer—through Jesus Christ I am victor!' At these times, great burdens have just melted and rolled away—all at once." ~A.W. Tozer, "I Talk Back to the Devil"
think on these things...
"Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you." ~James 4:7 (NKJV)
"So let God work his will in you. Yell a loud no to the Devil and watch him scamper." ~James 4:7 (The Message)
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