I love being close to God...what I don't like is the way that Satan comes to discourage me when I am on a high in my spiritual life. I know it is because Satan wants me back...wants me to backslide and not live my life for God. However, I still don't like it...I know I am, at that point, supposed to go to God and ask Him to help me not to listen to Satan. Sometimes though, that is not an easy thing to do...of course Satan knows what buttons to push and what to say to get me to stay down...to feel sorry for myself. Eventually however, I come around and ask God for help and I actually listen to Him and get back on the right track.

God, I love You so much and I want to live my life the way You want me to...please help me not to listen to the subtle tactics of the devil...I recognize it when it comes....it's just that sometimes I get tired of the fight and want to take the easy way out. That is when I need Your reminder Lord, that it doesn't matter what he says, that he is a liar and that the only thing that matters is what You think...not what Satan thinks...not what other people think...only what You think matters. I am so glad that You don't give up on me, Lord...that You do remind me time and time again that You love me and that that is the only thing that really matters. Thank You, Lord for that...