Not sure why I like C. S. Lewis so much. God seems to speak to me through his writing.
Lately I am re-read The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis and what hit me the most is how Satan wants us to believe lies but also hide the lies we believe. We then find ourselves doing things we don't want to and have no idea why.
This comes out in a variety of ways this can happen here are some examples.
You can find in some of my previous blogs how I tried to be a better person by working harder at it. It was because deep down I believed the lie that I could fix myself.
"He said to another man, “Follow me.”
But the man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”
Still another said, “I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say good bye to my family.”
Jesus replied, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.”"
— Luke 9:59-62, NIV
It's not that any of these things are bad .... or good. It's whether the things in life leads us to the creator of the world (good) or leads us farther away (evil).
So my challenge to us is to find the lies that Satan has gotton us to believe and rip them out and turn it into God's truth.
God help us find the lies we believe
God help us change them into your truth
God help us see with clarity
God help us reach into your depths
God help us with our daily needs
God send your presence to us
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