The Devil Is Losing the Battle

It’s been a week since I came here to talk with You, my Father. But You know that You are always in my heart. In every breath I take, You are there. Writing is simply another way I spend time with You.

Riley and I have walked through heavy darkness without outside help. I am proud of us for how far we have come, and I am proud of myself for how much I have changed. Looking back, I can see how the devil subtly crept in between us, leading to a long separation that caused spiritual disconnection. I almost believed the lie that nothing had changed. But the truth is, You have been training us all along.

I can feel You strengthening my will, and I can see how much Riley has grown. I was wrong to think of him as weak. In truth, he is becoming stronger, and that strength is shaking the enemy. That is why the attacks have intensified since I returned home. But they are losing the battle.

My New Heart

Continue Your work in my heart, Lord. In this strange and dark season, let Your transformation take full root in my soul. Take my heart and continue breaking it into pieces if that is what it takes. I will cry. I will mourn the old me. But I trust that You have created a new me who is waiting on the other side of this tunnel.

Things are beginning to change in every part of me. I can feel it happening. I know I cannot live the same way I did before. In order to truly return to Your heart and embrace who I am in You, many things must first die. I am slowly realizing that this is what has been happening. The pain, the loss, the heartbreak I have felt are the shedding and burial of the old me.

It hurts deeply, but I know it is good. You have searched me and tested me, and the wickedness within me has been brought into the light. I am committed to burr them all so that I may walk with You in the way everlasting.