As a child I remember my mother remonstrating with one or other of my siblings who had somehow managed to take advantage of a situation because she had relaxed the rules a little, stating that she had given them a foot (12 inches) and they had taken a yards (36 inches) imperial measurement. In a similar way our enemy actively seeks out ways and means to steer us off course; we need only take our eyes of Christ for the briefest of moments and he will gladly take advantage, and before we know it, we find ourselves off course, remember he has no love for us.
One of the ways he achieves this is via ‘ego’ that little word is often responsible for great hurts and errors. When my marriage ended, a few things were said that affected my self-image and for the briefest of moments I entertained them, I allowed those negative words to enter my head, giving the enemy his metaphorical ‘foot’. It wasn’t long before he began to find fault with so many other things about me (the metaphorical yard) and I entertained his lies and was so distressed that I lost sight of what God said about me until He called me to task, after all, I knew His voice didn’t I?
God has a voice and so too does the enemy so we must learn to recognise them and not be led astray. To do this you will need to:
Remember too that we are in an army, we are soldiers so a ‘peaceful’ life is not for us, however, the ‘Peace of God’ the peace He gives will remain with us even in the storm if we keep our eyes on Him.
