Does something feel stale or am I believing a lie?

Every morning, I try to wake up between 7:15 & 7:30. I love to get the day started early and in the right way. I wake up, shower, get dressed and head to the coffee shop on campus to read my Bible and blog. Luckily, I don't have an 8am class so I can do this every morning. I love this routine, it's the perfect way to start the day for me.

This morning I got to the coffee shop, opened my Bible to the book of Revelation, opened my journal and just sat and looked at it. Something didn't feel right in both my mind and my heart.

Every time I journal I write down a question that I have and this question can be about anything.

Here was my question for today: Does something feel stale or am I believing a lie?

As I was sitting here thinking about that question, it hit me. Nothing is wrong with the faith that I have in the Lord. I am being lied to by Satan and I am experiencing spiritual warfare. One of the things that I have came to realize in my walk with Christ is that whenever I am on a spiritual high, or talk about having victory in Christ, I experience spiritual warfare more than usual.

Satan can't stand when I talk about Christ winning the battle when he died on the cross for our sins.

The apostle Paul tells us that we are in a spiritual battle. John says that the war is still being waged, but the outcome has already been determined. Satan and his followers have been defeated and will be destroyed. Nevertheless, Satan is battling daily to bring more into his ranks and to keep his own from defecting to God's side. Those who belong to Christ have gone into battle on God's side, and he has guaranteed them victory. God will not lose the warm but we must make certain not to lose the battle for our own souls. Don't waver in your commitment to Christ. A great spiritual battle is being fought, and there is not time for indecision.

God will not lose the battle but we can still lose the battle when we fall into the trap of believing Satan's lies. For example, when I was sitting here earlier feeling like my faith was stale, I could have believed that it actually was and my day would have been ruined because I would be believing in a lie.

I believe that it is SO important to be aware that there is spiritual warfare going on all of the time. I am not an expert on the topic and I really don't know that much besides the fact that Satan is trying to make us turn from God all of the time.

When I was sitting here this morning trying to figure out what was going on, I was sad and down. When I realized that it was spiritually warfare I immediately felt a huge weight lifted off of my chest. I really can't put into words how it felt. It was an extremely uplifting feeling.

Another lie that I feel like I am being told is that this blog isn't doing the trick. I say I don't do it for the views and I don't. That isn't the purpose. But right now, views are at an all time low. I spend my mornings putting together something to encourage and uplift others and enjoy when people get to read it. The lie I am being told is that what I am writing isn't making an impact because not many people are reading it. The truth is that I believe one person needs to read what I write everyday, and without this blog I wouldn't be at the place I am at spiritually. Without the blog, I don't know how I would get to experience true fulfillment.

I warn you to be on the lookout for spiritually warfare. The secret to defeating it is to be aware and to know about it. As believers we know we already won, we just have to remember that. Next time you are in a place where you are down, sad, stressed, or depressed, think about what is really going on. Things are never as bad at they seem.