Dear Devil

Dear Devil,
     I see you.  I wonder at times if you realize how obvious you are.  Those moments where you quietly whisper how I'm not enough.  The days where I feel like I continually fail.  My worst mommy guilt or loss of patience.  When I feel vulnerable, lost, or unnecessary.
     Perhaps you think you are cleverly hidden in the lies I find myself holding in clutched hands or those tears that come in my most frustrating moments.  Camouflaged?   Hardly.
     Do you know who I am?  If not, then let me remind you and at the same time renew myself:  I am the daughter of Almighty God (1 John 3:1).  He will fight for me (Exodus 14:14), He calms me with love and protection (Zephaniah 3:17), nothing is impossible for Him (Matthew 19:26).
     You are already defeated (Matthew 12:29, Colossians 1:13-14). I can have hope knowing I am capable, through Jesus, of resisting you in all aspects of my life (Philippians 4:13, Ephesians 6:10-17).  You can try to keep me down, and God's Word tells me you will try (1 Peter 5:8). I hold on to the knowledge that nothing can separate me from God's love (Romans 8:35-37).  Nothing.

Sincerely,
The Dearly Loved