Internal Battle

When we do not take the time to nourish the Holy Spirit that dwells in us, then it will be very easy for us to justify our faults; it will be very easy for us to justify all of those things that we know very well that displease God. It will be very easy to justify them, but the reality of it all is that they will only be justified in the ayes of man, and not God. Look at how this is very well reflected in the words of our Lord as we find in Luke 16:15 when we read “And He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God”. As I have stated on numerous occasions, we can deceive man, but we will never be able to deceive God. When the though of: “there is nothing that I can do” enters our mind; when the though of: “I am powerless to stop this” enters our mind; when those thoughts that cause apathy, disappointment, fear, sadness, discouragement, and rage enter our minds, lets always remember that just like Jesus was able to defeat them by the power of the Holy Spirit, we can defeat them as well. This is something that Jesus clearly tells us in Luke 10:18-19 when we read “He replied, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you”. Let’s never forget that we serve a just God. God is just and He will never allow something to come over us that we will not be able to overcome. Look at how this is something that is clearly stated in 1 Corinthians 10:13 when we read “No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it”. We can all be victorious, but only if we nourish our spirit at all times.

In closing. We must remain very alert because things that oftentimes seem insignificant have the tendency to grow and grow until reaching that point that they separate us from God. Let’s recognize that if we nourish thoughts of vengeance, apathy, anger, jealousy, depression and envy, then we have allowed the evil to triumph over the good in our life. As a church and as faithful believers, this is something that we can not allow. We can not nourish those thoughts, or better said, those demons that attack our mind to rob our peace, joy and the blessings that God bestows upon His people. Let’s always remember who we follow. Let’s always remember that there isn’t a battle that we can’t win in the powerful name of Jesus. Look carefully at the power of His name as we find in Philippians 2:9-11 when we read “Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, 10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, 11and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father”. Let’s always remember what we have been called to do, let’s remember that the apostle clearly tells us here “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good”. Reflect today and ask yourself, how is my battle going? Reflect today and ask yourself, what am I nourishing?