Philippians 4:5-7, Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

We all know there is a great battle going on between light and darkness, and the enemy’s best laid plan is to defeat us in our minds with his lies. There is no truth in him ~ he is the father of lies. Everywhere you turn, there are lies that have to be sorted with the Word of God. Don’t allow fear to consume you because of all that is going on in the world. As it says in the verses above, “The Lord is at hand…” He is not far away, unaware of all that is going on. He is on hand, ready to strengthen you and give you the wisdom you need to protect your heart and mind so you can be all He created you to be.

If you feel challenged in what you believe because of what someone else has said, then run what was said through God’s Word to see what He has said. God has not changed; He is the same yesterday, today, and forever, so those who would like for you to believe that the Bible isn’t relevant are sadly mistaken. One day, they will stand before God wishing they had chosen to believe Him and all He has said. The last thing any of us wants is for those lies to infiltrate our homes.

As it says in Ephesians, our battle isn’t with other people; this is a very real spiritual battle that cannot be ignored. Here in America, it is in our faces, as I am sure it is around the world. For example, at a City Council Meeting in Iowa, a satanist was allowed to pen the meeting with a satanic prayer. Fortunately for them, the mayor of the city is a Christian, and he insisted, even though one lady on the council was adamantly opposed, that they pray to reverse what the satanist had prayed. That is an in-your-face spiritual battle; it is not hidden, it is right in front of us, and it is banging on your door. Praise God, He has given us what we need, and He fights with us, and the enemy cowers before Him!

Ephesians 6:12-13 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.  Therefore, take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.

Christians cannot behave like the ostriches in this old funny “story” based on the myth that when scared, an Ostrich buries its head in the sand to hide:
~ Two beautiful female ostriches were walking along the beach, one was named Olivia, and the other was Opal. They were just strolling along, enjoying the sunshine, when suddenly they realized that there was a male ostrich in hot pursuit running up the beach after them.
Opal gasps as she starts running in circles, saying, “What are we gonna do? What are we going to do?!”
Olivia replies, “Quick! Let’s hide!” And they both bury their heads deep in the sand.
~ Oscar, the male ostrich, runs up and stops just before he would have run them over. Mouth agape, he looks all around and says, “Now where did they go?!”

LOL I know ~ that’s about as bad as a dad joke, but it fits. We cannot serve God in this present age with darkness all around if our heads are buried in the sand and we refuse to acknowledge the battle. We can choose to be like the Army of Israel when Goliath was taunting them and quake in fear or we can be like David, who took his stand, refusing to allow Goliath to defy God and God’s people.

We can begin today by Resisting the devil, Pray ~ Let’s battle on our knees ~ And Stand firm in our Faith which is based on the Word of God.