The sons and daughters of God are led by the Holy Spirit into all truth. While there are many voices today shouting at us on various platforms, we get away, to be alone with God.  His still small voice speaks to guide, and comfort us.

We listen and obey and in our obedience we shine with the glory of God. Satan works through others to frustrate, irritate, and offend us to get us to respond in anger, or defensive pride. We wisely choose to give a soft answer “Peace be with you.” Our response gives glory to God just as it frustrates the schemes of the devil.

The fruit of the Holy Spirit in us is how they know we are empowered by God to respond in love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, and self control. Our behavior is evidence of who abides in us

We wreck the deceivers plan to trip us up as we do not respond in the flesh, but by the Spirit who leads us. The spiritual war is ongoing, but we live victorious as His surrendered ambassadors.

We self-control our old nature and respond gently. We pause and ask Holy Spirit to give us the right words to speak in a tone that soothes the offender, and frustrates the devil.

God frustrates those who think they can outsmart their Creator. Humbly we submit, and like David, we trust God to win our battles.

Trusting the Spirit of God to lead us, we submit, and follow His nudge, His quiet voice in every tense, angry situation. The Word of God in us rises up to respond for us in the very way for all.