God Vs. The Devil

I would like to adress this article to the Christians that might be reading it. Today I hear so much talk among Christian people about how strong the devil is. This truly bothers me. I know the devil is real but I also know that his power is nothing when you compare it to the power of af God. It seems to me that our focus is on the wrong one. In 1 John 4:4 it says "You are of God little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world." In verse 3 John says that all such belief in the power of the devil is the spirit of Antichrist. Now lets look at verse 4 again! You are of God if you have been saved, and if you are not saved then you can be by recognizing God says that "all men have sinned and fallen short of His glory." Admit you are a sinner and ask Jesus Christ to forgive your sins against a holy God (Romans 3"23). If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead and you shall be saved. (Romans 10:9-10) Since the power of God has saved you from the power of the devil to take you to hell, which one would you say is stronger. As a Christian we have overcome them. Them being Satan and his demons and all those he would put in our path. Remember our power comes from God which is stronger than any other power that exsists. The only power the devil has over the Christian is when he can get you in your mind to agree with him about how strong he is. The bible tells us in James 4:7 to "Submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you." Christian listen to what the greater power (God) says, not what the devil is telling you. If you resist him he will flee from you. If your mind is not agreeing with God's statement then who are you really listening to? You as a child of God have been given power and authority over the devil but he will try to fool you and convince you that God is a liar just like he did Eve. But notice in James 4:7 there is something we have to do and that is "submit" to God's word and stand fast in it against all enemies. The word "submit" means to give over or yield to the power and authority of another. Give yourself over to God's power and authority. Start to speak as God would in your situation. When you say you can't that is what the devil wants to hear. You have spoken his words and submitted to the devil's power rather than to the power of God. There is power in your words. God works when you speak His words. The devil has power over you when you speak his words of hopelessness and defeat. We by our minds and words give either God or the devil power over our situation. If you are rational in your thinking you must agree. It is not true that the devil is so powerful that we can't resist his moves in our lives. What happens is this. We think it is harder to take God's word on a subject that it is the devil. We "submit" ourselves to the devil by agreeing with him about the situation before us instead of "submitting" ourselves to God and His words. If this angers you then you can know that you are guilty of "submitting" to the wrong one. But the good news is you can change all that right now. Ask God to forgive you of listening to the devil more than Him. Begin to read and claim the word of God over your life and daily circumstances that you find yourself in. You are a vital part of this ministry. Please pray for the upcoming articles and pray that everone who reads these articles will be changed by the power of God and He will have His way in all our lives. God loves us and wants to give us peace,not evil, a future and a hope. (JEREMIAH 29:11) Lets believe God's word and believe Him to send the devil to hell where he belongs! Remember the power of your mind. Be careful to whom you let influence you.