"Can you look in my Mind?"

Can the devil read my mind? I was reading a little Q & A on a Johnny Mac post and someone posed this question to him. It feels like that sometimes doesn't it. However, nowhere in the bible does it say that Satan can read our minds or is omniscient. Only God can read our thoughts. If holy angels can't read our minds then a fallen one can't either was the jist of the conversation.

What the devil can do is read us like a book from the outside and hear our words and tone of voice. How many times have you gotten into a fight with your significant other and they say "it is not what you said, but your tone of voice" ha. If there was a supernatural class on body language, the devil would run it. Satan can very easily anticipate what we are going to do or which way we are swaying and help push us in the wrong direction. Being in sales, I have learned to read people's body language and tone and it is very easy to see if they are interested in what you are saying or not. (Arms crossed = "no", leaning forward = "yes" etc..)

Thinking about this brought me to another aspect of human flaw and that is 'blame shifting'. I have heard it said and said it many times myself "Satan is really tempting me" or something to that degree. You see it in a much simpler terms in children. "He started it" is a phrase heard all to often to explain one's self. That is how I see myself when I sin. The devil started it. But, who has the ultimate call in this world of free will? Me, myself and I. It has been brought up in a few discussions lately about talking yourself into something (buying a car you don't need, hooking up with that chick, opening that porn site). Do we have these conversations out loud? I know I don't. I just have a conversation with myself. So, if the devil can't read my mind and I'm not talking aloud, then this is just sinful me talking myself into another disappointing moment in my life.

What's the answer? You have to arm yourself everyday with the FULL armor of Christ. Hit up Ephesians 6: 10-18

¹⁰Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. ¹¹Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. ¹²For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. ¹³Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. ¹⁴Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, ¹⁵and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. ¹⁶In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. ¹⁷Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. ¹⁸And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.

We all have felt when we are at the top of our spiritual game, and we know that there is no game the devil can play with us to get us to slip. We have to put on that armor everyday and be ready for anything that is thrown at us.

ONE

Ty