{"id":1296,"date":"2015-03-26T11:21:59","date_gmt":"2015-03-26T15:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderjourneys\/?p=1296"},"modified":"2015-03-26T11:36:22","modified_gmt":"2015-03-26T15:36:22","slug":"i-am-not-alone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/sonderjourneys\/?p=1296","title":{"rendered":"I Am Not Alone"},"content":{"rendered":"

I attend a Small Group of folks from my church who get together and talk about our journeys. We’re currently going through John Eldredge’s book, Waking the Dead<\/em>. The book is talking about spiritual warfare and how demonic spirits try to get a foothold by getting you to make agreements with them.<\/p>\n

Now, I think of myself as good at avoiding negative self-talk. But as I’ve become aware of this, I’ve noticed negative statements about myself which I’m tempted to believe.<\/p>\n

I think one tip off that the suggestion might be of the devil? It often comes with the word, “See, . . .”<\/p>\n

I’ve noticed lately, I keep getting the thought, “See, you’re all alone.”<\/p>\n

It came when my toilet broke. It came when I had to call the police about a problem customer at work. It came when my oldest son had a birthday and I remembered really good times in my marriage. It comes when I think about that nice man I found on a dating site — who hasn’t been online since. It even came when my younger son told me he’s applied to graduate early.<\/p>\n

How to fight this?<\/p>\n

Being aware of these lies, I think, is the first step.<\/p>\n

And the next step is rejecting the lies in the name of Jesus. And filling your mind with the opposing truth.<\/p>\n

Deuteronomy 31:8 — <\/p>\n

The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you;
\nhe will never leave you nor forsake you.
\nDo not be afraid;
\ndo not be discouraged.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And what better way to get truth into your heart than to sing it? I’m going to have to order Kari Jobe’s CD that includes this song, “I am not alone.”<\/p>\n