An Open Letter to Satan

I've got to hand it to you, Satan. You are great at what you do. After all, God warned me about you.

Your Mission:
"The thief comes only to steal, kill and destroy."-John 10:10. You're killing it Satan. You are stealing joy and peace from SO MANY! You're killing the hopes and dreams of SO MANY! You're destroying families, marriages, and the lives of SO MANY.

I hate you. I hate everything you stand for. I hate that you have robbed the very people God created of the truth that can set them free. You jump at every chance you get to convince us that your lies are truth. You enjoy sapping us of every ounce of energy we have left until we trade in the hope of Christ for defeat, depression, and anger. You use that trusty old comparison game to speak doubt into our hearts and plant bitterness where there was none. We should be doing more, having more, being more. You feed off of our weaknesses and hunt us like prey. Your greatest tactic in my own life--convincing me that I am alone. I'm the only one suffering. You use something God intended for good and turn it into burdensome work. You blur my vision of positivity with clouds of darkness. You stir up feelings of pride, arrogance, and entitlement.

I am done.

You are not welcomed here. GET OUT.

GET OUT of my thoughts and my mind. GET OUT of my marriage. GET OUT of my church. GET OUT of my home. GET OUT. You have nothing to offer me. I REFUSE to let you win. Your lies will never negate the truth of God that I am promised. You have no power. I am sick of you. I'm sick of your antics and tricks. I'm sick of seeing people buy into your crap. You think you're so smart, don't you? Beating people down to the point of throwing their lives away--driving them into sin so deep they see no way out. You're disgusting.

Let me remind you who you are. You are the father of lies. You still answer to God. You will never be equal with Him, and you will never be like Him. You are nothing but a sad counterfeit of God, attempting to appear as good and truth.

I'm not naive enough to think that you won't try meddling in my life anymore. After all, I am merely human and prone to sin. I'm not just a human, though. I was created by God and His Spirit lives inside of me, and you are no match for Him. He wins every time, even when my flesh fails. You are the author of confusion, and I'm tired of being confused. I'm tired of being bullied by you. I'm tired of seeing my friends, family, and strangers submit to you.

You may be good at what you do, but my God is way better at what He does.

His mission:
"My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life."-John 10:10 God has and still is giving peace and joy to SO MANY. He has given dreams and hope to SO MANY. He has restored marriages, families, and the lives of SO MANY.

"For He has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of His dear Son, who purchased our freedom and forgave ours sins." -Colossians 1:13

GAME OVER, Satan. We won't tell you again--GET OUT.