Blue was dreaming. She knew this because she was in a dark place and she glowed a bright gold. She appeared very holy and pure. She didn't know where she was, but she walked in the darkness fearlessly because she felt the presence of God so close to her. She walked quietly, looking around for anything that may be out on the darkness, but nothing could be found. It was completely empty. "Did He leave you all alone?" A voice sounded from the darkness. Blue stopped, confused. She turned and looked around until her eyes landed on a spirit who glowed brighter than she did. He was absolutely beautiful with long gold hair and pure white eyes. He wore dazzling robes that draped to the floor. Anyone would think he was a messenger from God, but Blue knew it wasn't so. As she stood there, an ominous feeling set in and she felt the Holy Spirit telling her that this was anything, but a messenger of God. She stepped back a little, unsure of what to do. She was surprised to find that she was unafraid, but she figured it was because God was with her. "'My God will never leave me or forsake me,'" Blue replied, quoting scripture. She reminded herself of Ephesians chapter 6 and the armor of God. And take the Sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God, she remembered. She stood tall and watched the spirit as he began to circle around her. "Where is He, then? I cannot see Him and surely you cannot either so where is He? Has He not been faithful?" The spirit continued.

"I do not need to see God to know He is here 'for we walk by faith, not by sight,'" again Blue quoted the scriptures. The spirit came to a stop in front of her and the two stared at each other, eyes locked. Blue gulped. "That may be so, but what if He isn't real and you've been following Him blindly all these years? What if it's all a lie? Why don't you think for yourself for once?" The spirit came face to face with her. His voice was enticing and hypnotic and very creepy, it made Blue's skin crawl at the sound of it. "Admit it, you're terrified and you know you're alone. You know God doesn't care about you and that He's left you all alone," the spirit got closer to her. "That's why He left you to wander this dream all alone. He has forgotten you." Blue's jaw dropped. That can't be true, she told herself. He's still here with me, isn't He? She gulped and tried to hold steady, but she was shaken when she wasn't able to feel Him any longer. Where are You Lord? I can't feel You, have You forsaken me? Have You truly forsaken me? She began to worry, but tried her best not to show it, but something about the way the spirit grinned evilly made her think that he already knew his lies were sinking in. He stepped back and continued circling her. "He's giving you over to your sin because you've thinned out His grace. You've hit your limit and now you're lost for all eternity. He doesn't want you and doesn't love you any longer. You are just a sinner in His eyes." The spirit continued with the lies. "You are completely abandoned." Blue tried her best not to listen, reminding herself about what the scripture says. It didn't seem to work. She kept trying, even reminding herself of songs she'd heard when finally, God reminded her of just the right song. Don't even try, you're wasting time. She stood straight again. Blue turned her gaze to the evil spirit. "Get away from me, Satan, in the name of Jesus Christ!" She ordered him. "Get away from me! I belong to Jesus! You cannot have me! You're just wasting time trying to trip me up. You watched your lies smother me, but now I'm pushing back!" Blue walked closer to him angrily and he started to cower down backing away as she continued. "Don't even try! Jesus has already won! Get out of here and beg God for mercy! I command you to leave this place now in Jesus' name! Leave me now!" She finished. He glared at her.

"This isn't over yet," he grumbled in defeated and disappeared in a cloud of dark red smoke. Blue sighed and fell to her knees, exhausted. She felt a hand grip her shoulder and she turned to see her Lord smiling down at her. "Do you need help?" He asked amusingly. Blue chuckled.

"Yeah," she held up her hand and He held her up, supporting her.

"You have done well. It is so that the battle is not yet over, but it has already been won." He told her. "Your victory belongs to Me."

"Yes, Lord," Blue smiled with exhaustion. "It is only by You that I have the strength to fight."

I wrote this story because I was faced with many spiritual battles a short time ago. I was being bombarded by Satan and it was very scary. He always seems to creep up on us when we're most vulnerable and weak. He always seems to know exactly which seeds of doubt to plant, and his hope is that it will shake our faith and lead us into unbelief. We must stay strong and continue to read the Bible and study what it says. Ephesians 6:10-24 is a very good passage that tells you all about the armor of God and how to be victorious in your battles against evil spirits that seek to trip you up. Let me tell you, spiritual battles will never see an end in this world. Satan will try all he can to deceive even believes into believing what isn't true. He will do anything to get you to turn from God and it doesn't get any better. In fact, the closer you get to God, the more battles you will face, but we have hope in that our faith will be made stronger with every victory and with God by our side, nothing is impossible. So every time Satan tries to deceive you, just smile and remember that when bad things, including spiritual battles, happen, it means that you are doing something right. Satan is only wasting his time, for we will not be shaken!

This story was inspired by the super empowering song "Wasting Time" by RED.

If you ever need help when you're caught in the middle of the battle, I'm here to help you. If doubts cloud your mind to the point that you can't see the light of day, I'll try my best to help you out, just PM me or leave a review and I'll pray for you and help you in any way I can! God bless you all! Maranatha!

Scripture referenced:

Hebrews 13:5

Ephesians 6:17

2 Corinthians 5:7