Where's Your Focus?

I freely admit there have been times when I have given Satan entirely way too much power by focusing on him and his latest attack rather than on God.

It is true. Satan is real, he is our enemy, and he does attack God's people. But our attention should not be directed toward him.

Yes, we need to understand how Satan works and how to engage in spiritual warfare, for to completely ignore our enemy's presence would be foolish, but it seems to me that there's a difference between recognizing and protecting ourselves against attack and being consumed by a current or possible attack in the future.

The human mind is incapable of focusing on two things at the same time, so in all actuality, when we focus on Satan, we take our focus off Jesus. But this will never do. We will never be able to defeat Satan by focusing on Satan. It just won't happen. Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that (Martin Luther King, Jr.). And Jesus is that light. The Light. So our attention must remain on Him alone if we are to defeat Satan in our lives. 

Any thoughts? Share in the comments.

Please note: I've intentionally kept this post short and sweet because Satan gets enough attention, as it is––he certainly doesn't need more. The more attention he gets, the more power we give him, so let's be sure to keep our thoughts of him in check and our eye on God.