"6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time, 7 casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. 8 Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour." - 1 Peter 5:6-8 NASB
We are to be humble, not seeking our own gain. We should not seek to exalt ourselves, or elevate ourselves. God will exalt us when He returns. In addition to that, we should not be anxious. Anxiety is something I struggle with. I worry that I will end up in uncomfortable situations, or that bad things will happen, and I often try and do whatever possible to mitigate those things before they happen. There are many things that I cannot control though, and God is in control of all. I need to be reminded often to surrender my need to control things to God, and to give him my anxiety over the things I can't fix or prevent and trust Him and know that I will be taken care of.
We need to be vigilant. The devil is not sitting down in hell twiddling his thumbs. He is actively waging war against us. Since he cannot attack God directly, he attacks us. He tries to take our focus off of God. He tries to get us focused on our own problems, or better yet, to worry about future hypothetical problems! He wants to consume our thoughts, to devour or attention, and rob God of our trust and our praise. He wants to rob us of life, of peace of mind, and of security. We need to remember that he has no power but the power we give him. He doesn't hold a candle to God, and Christ has been given all authority over him and his minions so that all his work against us is rendered fruitless. Hold on to that. Trust in God and remember that anxiety is nothing but lies from the devil that God will not take care of you.
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