Daily Devotionals by Ardith Keef

     Remember, the enemy cannot read your mind.
     Also, remember that he has already been defeated.
     Soldier, maybe it is time you faced some difficult issues.  Firstly, if you are
going to serve the Lord with abandon, the enemy will go after you in ways most 
Christians never experience.
     Secondly, you will have times when you wonder if you are the crazy one.
Satan specialized in illusion, and in presenting the bizarre and evil, cloaked in
religion and shallow good deeds.
     Thirdly,  when the battle is at peak, you will begin to think about the appeal of
death and not having to fight any longer.  Forget that thought! Speak aloud.  Tell
the Lord how much you enjoy living for Him.  Speak of the delight of the death
of the flesh.  Review how He has revealed Himself in the past, and tell Him aloud
that you are reveling in anything that is His will.
     Oh, Soldier.  Be the one.  Be counted among those who have chosen Him
over all else.  Be among those who have caught the vision of being a Living
Sacrifice.
     Trust Him.
     He sees Eternity.  We can only see Time.
     It will be worth it all!