The Devil's Baggage

[Misty-Eyed Matthew]

You put the devil out, but, you let him leave his bags............... You decide to let go of past hurts & disappointments from growing up in an unstable family environment; yet, you believe you are unworthy of love from others & you refuse to get attached to anyone or you attach yourself to losers like the folks you said wanted to leave behind. ( you let the devil leave his bags.) You got out of a bad relationship because it was bad; but, you are still resentful & angry. ( you let the devil leave his bags.) You got out of financial debt; but, you still can't control the desire to frivolous things like P. ( you let the devil leave his bags.) You let go of a bad habit or an addiction; but, you still long to try just "one more time." ( you let the devil leave his bags.) You said " I forgive you;" but, you can't seem to forget & have peace with that person. ( you let the devil leave his bags.) You decide to take better care of yourself; but, sneak into fast food stores & stuff yourself with fats & sugars & then wonder why you are too tired to exercise,P can also do this to you. ( you let the devil leave his bags.) God has blessed you again & again & you've told God you will spend more time in the WORD & with people who love God's Word; but, Bible study & prayer meeting times don't fit your TV viewing schedule or viewing of P &, some of those people at that church are hypocrites anyway. ( you let the devil leave his bags.) Some of the things listed here have made me think & they relate to P in some shape or form. If you can come with your own, please post here. I wanted to share this with everyone, hope it helps someone.

[Borrowed Hope]

VERY TRUE. All of it, not just some.

We profess with our mouths, "we're done with P" or "We've moved on with that issue" and it comes back. We can say/speak things easily, but are we really ready to move on? It's hard to move on for some. It burdens you.

You leave a doorway for the devil within yourself. You leave yourselves open to him playing mind games. Eventually, temptation/little voice inside/etc. gets you into P. You're back to day one of recovery, and all that's left is a broken will.

His job, to DESTROY us. He hates us. Porn hates us. It wants us to dump money, it wants our children, it wants our relationships to fail, it wants us to try the acts done on the screen, it wants us to think sex is just an act. It wants to take you away from whats bothering you just to get you down. Porn is a downer!

When you false testify, you leave baggage for the devil.
When you hate when you say you love, you leave baggage behind.
When you LIE about porn usage, you leave baggage behind for the devil.
When you blame someone else, but yourself! You're denying yourself recovery, and letting the devil win.

BH