"I'm Gonna Make Some Demons Squirm Today!"

Crazy name for a title, I know!  But this was the first thing that popped into my head as I woke up from my sleepless night (or more my alarm clock went off and I gave up trying to fight to get to sleep). Today was a confession day for me and boy was I scared! But there's something about confession that completely demolishes the power of sin and the devil. It's like you've turned around and told those demons, told that sin, or told the devil himself "This is not your territory, never was your territory, and will never be your territory!" As scared as I was I could just picture those little demons starting to quake. They probably said to themselves "What is she doing? Oh crap! What are we going to do? We gotta stop her - stop her I said!" Lol! (Insert cheeky grin here).

There's something about silence and solitude that is a breeding ground for sin. We never were made to be in isolation or separation, we were meant to be in community - and this is another reason why. Of all the times I let a sin get a foothold it was when I was alone. Because we pay attention to that sin in isolation when we are with people we perseverate on "What if they knew!?" And then we can never feel free to be real and authentic with people, and it steals joy from our lives leaving us with shame. That's just the way Satan wants it! Did you know that? Did I know that?

I wonder what would happen if I woke up with that mentality every day - that I'm gonna make some demons squirm today. I've never really thought much about it, but that's the kind of authority Christ gave us. That we could be effective and powerful enough to stand, covered in His blood, and march towards the gates of hell and they will crumble. Powerful stuff! Think on that today as you face your own humanness - that just by confessing you can thwart the plans of the enemy of your soul who is looking for anyway to take you down and out.

Blessings!!