Word for the day "Victory in Spiritual warfare"

1 Peter 5:9 (NASB) But resist him [the devil], firm in your faith, knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by your brethren who are in the worldI have a hard time accepting someone saying, "The devil made me do it." No, he didn't make you do it; you did it. Somewhere along the line, you chose to give the devil a foothold (Ephesians 4:27). The devil merely took advantage of the opportunity you gave him. You have all the resources and protection you need to live a victorious life in Christ every day. If you are not living it, it's your choice. When you leave a door open for the devil by not resisting temptation, accusation or deception, you are vulnerable. And if you continue to allow him access to your life, he can gain a measure of control over you. You won't lose your salvation, but you will lose your daily victory, and by the way I know what I am talking about (I have lost many battles giving access to the devil)!Many people of God today who cannot control their lives in some area wallow in self-pity instead of acting responsibly to solve the problem. They berate themselves and punish themselves for not having the willpower to break a bad habit, when instead they should be resisting Satan in an area where he had obviously robbed them of control. Anything bad which you seemingly cannot stop doing, or anything good which you cannot make yourself do, could be an area of spiritual demonic control.God's protection from demonic attack is not something you can take for granted irrespective of how you behave. This protection is conditional on your willingness to respond to God's provision. We are told to put on Christ and make no provision for the flesh (Romans 13:14), to put on the armor of God and to stand firm (Ephesians 6:11), to submit to God and resist the devil (James 4:7). If we irresponsibly ignore God's resources by failing to obey these commands, how can we expect the Lord to protect us? And yet the Lord still protects us but we can find ourselves living without daily victory!Point to ponder- In your Prayer time say “ Thank You, Lord, for the clear direction and mighty weapons You have provided for daily victory in spiritual warfare”. We have two major challenges in our spiritual journey either we give the devil too much credit or we don’t give the devil enough credit. Have a marvelous day family of God.In His Service,Pastor James Baker, Jr.