Stop the Non-Stop Reel in Your Head

Slaying Demons

By Chad Ashley

A seldom thought of part of being a blessed momma is slaying demons. Yes, you heard that right, slaying demons!

Talking about spiritual warfare here. As mommas are constantly looking after their family’s needs of day-to-day life, school, household, and everything that comes with it they tend to overlook their needs and well-being. Leaving the back door open. Mommas get so focused on taking care of other people’s needs that their own needs are put on the back burner and create a weakness for satan and his minions to attack. 

It’s ok to be the servant that God calls us to be but if you don’t take care of yourself you can’t be your full potential for the loved ones in your life. Just like the analogy of the air masks on an airplane, you must make sure you can breathe first before you can care for your little one. 

It’s come to my attention that one of the vilest demons we will face is ourselves. Yes, you heard that right. That voice that sometimes creeps up in your head and does nothing but question your worth or abilities. That evil voice that always beats you down and tells you you’re not good. That voice that always rubs your nose in your mistakes and makes you question who you are to help others when you always fall short yourself. Maybe it tells you you’re fat and ugly and nobody could love you? 

The Answer

The answer here is that voice is not you! That voice is a demon slithering its way into your mind and draining light from your life. It’s at these times it’s imperative that we cling to our faith and firmly rely on God’s word to focus our attention on what he calls us to. You see, Jesus himself calls us to walk in the light. (John 8:12) When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.

“Satan! You are not welcome here. Get out of my mind and go back to where you came from! I am a warrior of God and you have no place here! I am a child of the Most High God and the light of Christ Jesus himself dwells in me and in that there is no room for you or any of your minions.”

Just verbally saying this really inspires me. I have been really vamping up my prayers lately to pray for all those around me and for their physical and spiritual health.

How often do you pray for your spouse’s spiritual strength? Do you pray daily or even multiple times a day for each of your children’s spiritual growth and protection? How about our church family’s children? Do you fill your day with these activities of light or do you allow too much idle time to fill your mind with shadows and let that door open? 

Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep,
and an idle person will suffer hunger.

Proverbs 19:15

We are truly blessed to be parents. Really stewards of little ones, “God’s children”. Let me ask you this. If God himself asked you to babysit baby Jesus would you fall asleep on a public park bench while you were to look after baby Jesus? NO! NO! NO! And so I challenge you, don’t fall asleep on the job. Don’t let that voice even speak to you! God created you and blessed you with these children and in doing so instilled in you everything you need to persevere.

In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your father in heaven.

Matthew 5:16

God made you powerful

I will leave you with this one more thought. How powerful did God make you? He allows the Holy Spirit to work in each one of us, right? And who is the church? As one of God’s children, a true follower of God, are you not part of the body of Christ? The Church?

I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Matthew 16:18

So tomorrow when you rise with the light do so full of the spirit and strength God gives you. Go into battle confident and armed with the full armor of God.