“…the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.” (Rom. 16:20) It’s no secret AMY – Satan constantly targets the minds of believers. It is now and has always been his primary point of attack. I’m sure many of us are familiar with the term “The Battlefield of the Mind?” The reason it hasn’t eased with time is because we are becoming increasingly aware of this ungodly struggle. There’s no getting around it! We are constantly bombarded with thoughts and images of every kind that are released so we will be controlled by the devil. If he can control of our minds, then of course, he can control of our bodies. If he can control our thinking, he can control our decisions – with that, his agenda is being fulfilled all throughout the earth – through US! Think about it. When our mind is taken captive and controlled by Satan, how can we fulfill the plans and purposes of GOD FOR OUR LIFE? God has plans for us AMY and so does the enemy, who we yield our mind to will determine whose plans are unfolded in our lives.
“DO NOT GIVE PLACE TO THE DEVIL. Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good…Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good…that it may IMPART GRACE TO THE HEARERS. And DO NOT GRIEVE THE HOLY SPIRIT of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.” (Eph. 4:27-30) Peace is a promise from God. It is a gift from God to us as believers’ whose trust is in Him and whose minds are stayed (settled) on Him, “You will keep in PERFECT PEACE all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!” (Isa. 26:3). The only way for any of us to gain access to and maintain the peace God promises to us, our minds must be SUBMITTED TO HIM at all times. Once our minds are submitted to and fixed on Him, we are able to rest safe and secure in the promise of God. “The LORD God is like the sun that gives us light. He is like a shield that keeps us safe. The LORD BLESSES US with favor and honor. He doesn’t hold back ANYTHING GOOD from those whose lives are without blame.” (Psa. 84:11)
-Bill Stockham