Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you (James 4:7).
One of the most difficult things we as humans are ever called to do is submit. I say called because rarely do we volunteer to give in to the will of another. It is the nature of the beast, as I like to refer to humans as, to cater to the natural whims that give us the most pleasure and comfort.
However, this is exactly what Father God calls us to do. Submit to Him. The most certain guarantee of Divine Success is yielding to the plan God has for you.
No, this doesn’t mean that you won’t encounter trials. That would be against the teachings of Jesus. We are told in the Book of James that in this world we will have many tribulations. But, in these trials, we are assured that God will be with us, in each and every one (James 1:5).
God blesses us to know that if we submit to His Voice only; and resist satan’s crafty voicing of things that are the opposite of God’s Will, He will, in precise timing, force satan to leave our presence. And, like a healing balm, as with Jesus, He has His angels arrive to comfort us as an emotionally healing balm (Matthew 4:1-11).
This reminds me that God only allows satan’s enemy attacks to last for an ordered amount of time. Granted, it may seem that God has no control over satan; but, I assure you He does.
Be encouraged.
Peace.