Ps 84:5-7

July 23rd--- I have been helped immensely by those who have been willing to write music or books out of their pain. So I am writing today out of the midst of my pain.
God is here as I feel confused. God is here when I fear hurting others and being misunderstood. God is here and not punishing me when I feel like I deserve to be punished.
God is calling me to resist the Devil. (James 4:7)
What does that mean? Hold on a sec. I'll look it up..it means to "stand against, i.e. oppose:- resist, withstand." (Strongs Exhaustive concordance of the Bible)
This resisting stuff is not a one time deal I guess; and it's hard work!
July 26th ---
When you are struggling it does not always mean you are doing the wrong thing. It may be you have done something very right and Satan is after you for it. That is what (I now know) was going on for me. Though I felt such condemnation, it was not coming from my Father.
Submit to God. Resist the Devil. Neither of those things necessarily come with feelings attached to them. They are actions. Plain, not simple. Something you just do because God says so; and sometimes something you have to KEEP doing.
God is leading me by the hand through a valley full of shadows. There are no paths here but He is my faithful guide, which is infinitely better than a path.
Thank you Father.
I pray you will hold onto His hand through your own trials because He was faithful to me in the above trial as I kept coming/submitting to Him and resisting the devil. He knows my heart longs for Him even though my flesh is weak. He understands. He came and will continue to come to my rescue when I call. He will do the same for you!
"Blessed is the man whose strength is in You,
Whose heart is st on pilgrimage.
As they pass through the valley of Baca, (Weeping)
They make it a spring;
The rain also covers it with pools.
They go from strength to strength;
Each one appears before Go din Zion."
Psalm 84:5-7