Crush Satan

Bah. I hate it. Every time. Makes me inferiorated. Every time.
The news.

Every single time I watch the news, I think to myself, "Why am I doing this?! I know that it will just make me mad!"
Some things that go through my mind...
There are so many stupid people making stupid decisions.
So much money being wasted on 'quality of life', because American's (and other's, but particularly) are so self- centered, egotistical, and selfish.
Government. Do I need to say more?

I get frustrated and angered beyond description at the pure stupidity and selfishness of the people in our country.
Frustration in the form of give-me-a-punching-bag-and-it-will-no-longer-be-in-one-piece. haha ok, maybe not sooo drastic. But you get my point.
Seriously, it gets me so frustrated, that talking about it now is getting me frustrated.

If I could just go and open their eyes to let them see what they ARE doing and how it is impacting people in negative ways, or even what they COULD be doing and how it COULD be impacting and affecting people for the better!

But God told me something today. A verse He shared with me while I was in Hong Kong while praying over the villiage filled with ancestrial worship, temples, and sacrifice alters. But the same verse applies for the U.S. as well.

2 Corinthians 4:4 says (NIV), "The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God."

In the NLT, it says "Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don't believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don't understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God."

And there is my answer, right there. He revealed to me, "Jessica, don't get mad at the people. That will get you no where! Be mad at Satan. Hate the work that he is doing. Pray against his work! Prayer is more powerful than he is! Pray that the blinders will fall from the eyes of the people, and they will be able to understand My truth!"

Honestly, let's pray! Pray right now, as you read this, pray tonight-before you go to bed, pray when you get up, pray when you walk, pray when you drive, pray while you're at work (if you can). Never stop praying!

1 Thessalonians tells us that, and more, in chapter five:

14 And we urge you, brothers, warn those who are idle, encourage the timid, help the weak, be patient with everyone.

15 Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always try to be kind to each other and to everyone else.

16 Be joyful always;

17 pray continually;

18 give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

19 Do not put out the Spirit's fire;

20 do not treat prophecies with contempt.

21 Test everything. Hold on to the good.

22 Avoid every kind of evil.

23 May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

24 The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it.



There is so much truth in that short passage, so much to live by!
I encourage you to take this all to heart, no matter where you live or what might be going on in your country, and ask God how it can relate to you. Test it. Test your feelings with God.

1. In I John 3:7-8 we read, “Little children, make sure no one deceives you; the
one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous; the
one who practices sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the
beginning. The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works
of the devil.”
2. When Jesus died He officially obliterated the works of the devil. There is
nothing that the devil has any authority over anymore.(Mark Hatfield)

And lastly, I promise its the end now LOL, Romans 16:20, "The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you."