They Are Circling

     One time I was riding with my family. We drove past a church and above the church I saw 10 vultures circling around it. It was a bit of a disturbing sight. I've seen vultures before. However, normally I see only one or two attacking roadkill. I do not typically see them circling their prey, let alone circling a church!

   This sight got me thinking about all the things I do not typically, or cannot, see. Like, what if those vultures were demons? We cannot see demons. We do not see angels. We do not know the spiritual warfare that goes on each day. However, we do know those wars are going on. 

   1 Peter 5:8 says: "Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour." The devil is real. He is waiting, and watching, for someone to attack. He doesn't want you to learn about God. He doesn't want you to have a relationship with God. He wants you to be separated from God. Satan doesn't want you to do work to further the kingdom.

   What can we do about this? Are we to worry? Are we to stop living our lives? No! We are to follow the words of James 4:7 "Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." We need to submit to God. We are to be in relationship with him each day by praying and reading the Bible. 

   See, Satan cannot stand to know that we belong to God. He hates that we have a relationship like we do with the Lord. He tries to break that relationship in many ways. Satan has a toolbox to break believers. The key is for us to know how to combat him. We need to know the Word of God. We need to use that word against the devil when he comes against us. We need to lean into God.

   So, how is your relationship with God? Are you submitting yourself to God?