James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
Again, we must, by the grace of God, surrender our will to His in entirety because if we harbor divergent views that are not supported by the scriptures, we’ll be used as vehicles or agents to spread perspectives and suggestions from devils to other persons. Thirdly, we must ask God to imbue us with His Holy Spirit, so that an invisible shield could encompass us round about, thereby guiding and guarding our way in the paths of righteousness and peace.
If we were to cherish any sin like how Saul cherished revenge, it will control us after a while, if confession and repentance is not made, and thus, we can lose the battle for our minds through just one weak link. God is able to keep us from falling, but we must first desire and then choose to be kept, for at every step of advance towards God’s eternal kingdom, we will be challenged by humanity’s arch-nemesis.
Therefore, gird up the loins, buckle up the belts, and zip up the shoes, lest we be faint and weary in well- doing for God is well able to make the weakest saint be victorious, in the battle for our minds. We therefore end with a passage of scripture which certifies this sacred truth.
Philippians 2: 12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. 13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!