he DOES exist, you are not alone

I believe that the two biggest lies

that satan tells mankind is: one,

that satan doesn't exist, and two,

that when we deal with issues of

sin, we deal with them alone.

"Be self controlled and alert. Your

enemy, the devil, prowls around

like a roaring lion looking for

someone to devour. Resist him,

standing firm in the faith, because

you know that your brothers

throughout the world are undergoing

the same kind of sufferings."

~1st Peter 5:8-9

This verse has really hit home for

me the past couple days, reminding

me that despite the world saying,

'It is just bad luck this or that

happened, its his/her fault you broke

up, etc.' I know that the enemy IS

roaring around. The enemy exists

and his name is satan.

As the purpose of verse 8 is to

provide a warning and challenge,

verse 9 is to provide encouragement.

To encourage us that satans second

biggest lie, is simply a lie. That when

we deal with sin, we are not dealing

with it alone, that those before us,

with us, and after us have dealt,

deal, and will deal with the same

kinds of sufferings as we do.

How amazing is that? Knowing that

the two biggest lies satan tells us

have only the hold on us that we

we allow them to.

It may just be me but I love hearing

when what satan tells me consistently

is a lie.