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Our preacher shared something with us this past Wednesday evening, a concept and method of fighting the devil that I will NEVER forget, and I do believe it is the key to overcoming.

He told us that when Satan comes to us and tempts us with something, that we are to "refer him to our Jesus", because it is IN CHRIST and His righteousness that we are able to resist sin, not of ourselves, Titus 3:5 a&b, "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us".

We are not to stand there and say, "Go ahead, devil, bring on what you’ve got, I can take it........I cannot be tempted with anything you have to offer"..........that in itself, is a lie from Satan, and it is PRIDE. I John 2:16, "For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the WORLD", of which Satan is the prince and ruler of. Pastor used the verse, "agree with thine adversary quickly", Matt 5:25, and Satan is our adversary, is he not?

OF COURSE I am going to be tempted, but if I don’t admit that, that is where the devil has me.........constantly trying to fight those temptations..........IN THE POWER OF MY OWN MIGHT. The answer is to simply ACKNOWLEDGE that I am tempted, but then send Satan directly to JESUS, who cannot be overcome by temptation. Matt.4:1-11. That is exactly what Jesus did when Satan tempted him directly after His baptism. Jesus, who was fully God, but also fully man, QUOTED HIS WORD to Satan..........he referred ole smutty face to GOD........and let God fight His battle.....by the way, GOD WON.

Do I not think that the same method would work for me in my daily life? If I ACKNOWLEDGE that I really, really WANT that new lamp that I see the picture of in that little flyer, and then send the devil, along with that desire, straight to Jesus, do I not believe that Jesus can win over Satan, and take that desire away? HOWEVER, how much further along would I be, if I just acknowledged that I have a problem with wanting those things I don’t have, not set them before my eyes, and not have to use all that energy and brain space in fighting that problem, with or without Jesus?

I think WAY too many times, we fool ourselves into thinking we are stronger than what we really are, and actually, it is SATAN who is whispering in our ear, "Hath God REALLY said", Gen 3:1, and we say, "well, no, not really" and then we spend the rest of our lives, or a significant amount of time, picking up the pieces and figuring things out........How much further ahead would I be, if I would just be honest with myself and ADMIT I can’t resist everything that comes along?

I would like to try to tie this all together now. I began by stating that women need to get back to making the husbands, families, and homes their PRIMARY and FIRST ministry. I believe that if you are a married lady, it is your CALLING,( I Cor. 7:20, "Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called") to minister to your family, the way the Proverbs 31 woman did. I do not believe God honors my position as a wife or mother, if I change my mind half way through the duty of my "calling".

I stated that some women make the CHOICE to work outside the home that is not necessarily a BAD choice, but it is not the BEST choice, nor, (MY belief here), God’s choice. I believe I, as a woman in today’s society, have been swayed by media, tv and the like, to feel I need "things" to make me feel fulfilled and happy.

I have been a "stay at home, retired from a career mom" now for a little over 7 years. I have seen this world from BOTH sides and ladies, it is NOT all the media hype makes it out to be. Another fear I have is that as we leave the home, we leave our children unprotected from the evils of this world.

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