The Devils been Talkin'

Hello there all my people! I know that it has been a while since I last wrote you all, but life has been kind of hectic lately with school, leading bible study, socializing, meeting new people, and all that that brings. It has been around a month since my last post, and so I am just going to fill you in on what is currently going on in the life of Tyler. I came back to school here in La Crosse at the beginning of this month, and I love it so much. Coming back has made me realize how much I missed this place, and how much I love everyone here that God has integrated into my life, whether if I knew them last year or I have met them this year, I can honestly say that the Lord has not come short in blessing me with constant people upon people that I have the amazing opportunity to call my friends, so Praise the Lord for that. But with the good, there comes a continuing struggle that Satan really loves to linger over me, and those are my insecurities about myself. I am not good enough, I am not handsome enough, I am not what the world calls "attractive." You know the drill. It is my struggle, and the devil has definitely been talking about me this past week. I hear the whispers. I feel the hurt. It brings me down. It pushes me into pits. It makes me feel like utter crap, but even though I hear these insecurities and some times even start to believe them I know one things is true. IT IS JUST TALK. This post is about how all the Devil can do is talk.

All Satan every does is talk. I mean honestly. Everyday we are bombarded by his words, his temptations, his criticisms, his lies. You wake up and look in the mirror and the first thing you think is "wow...I look like crap today." Just little things like that are Satan's little lies that we sometimes just accept. Talk, talk, talk, talk talk talk....that is allll he does. It wears you down. It tires you out, it stresses you out. Satan has been doing this in my life lately especially when it comes to me deciding if I want to transfer from here or not. He just talks and talks and talks and talks and drowns out the voice of Truth from me. It is frustrating, but it is just talk.

You know what I am talking about right? If not then alright, but I just want to encourage you as the Lord as encouraged me that it IS just talk. He cannot do any harm to you unless you let it happen. I stand firm right now and say with confidence that Satan is just gonna talk his little mouth off, but I will not listen, and I will focus on the Voice of the One True King. Jesus' voice reigns supreme, and sets us free from what Satan wants us to believe.  In John 8 verse 33, Jesus tells us this when he says, "Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

I don't know about you all, but I am encouraged by that statement made by Jesus. I know what the truth is, and what God thinks I am. I am redeemed, made-new, forgiven, handsome, fearfully and wonderfully made, God's handiwork, loved, worth something to many people, and cared about by a Savior that laid down his life upon a cross just to prove that to us. To that.....I WILL LISTEN.

Papa. Tonight I come to you with amazing praises for being who you are and who you have created us as your children to be. Father, just hold our hand through the struggles and temptations and valleys of this lifetime, and let us realize that all Satan can do to us here in this world is talk. Lord let us not listen to his whispers of criticism, lies and deceit, and let us cling to your Voice of Truth and your promises. In your most holy and precious name I pray. Amen.