Satan has a plan for your life.
From a very young age, I always had an inkling that God had a tremendous plan for my life. I have always been a dreamer of big things. When I was young, I thought I was the only one who experienced this, and I kept it to myself. However, as I have grown up, met new people and been blessed to peer into the hearts of so many people on this ministry journey, I have realised that my inkling was the inkling of so many, if not everyone, I met.
I believe that God has called me to big things, and God has called YOU to big things. And what is the biggest thing you could ever do? Become a great Saint! Become a saint who lives entirely for the love of God and the love of others, and to devote one’s life to leading other people to heaven, too!
Before you skip over what I just wrote there, read it again.
God has called YOU to big things. God has called you to become a great Saint!
If you are tempted to disbelieve it when you read that, guess what? Satan’s plan for your life is already unfolding. Satan’s grand plan for your life is to convince you not only that God has not called you to greatness but that even if he had, you wouldn’t be gifted enough to achieve it.
Satan’s grand plan for your life is to rob you of the freedom, love, happiness and joy that comes from living a Jesus-centred life. A life of joy and happiness in pursuit of holiness. Satan is real. He relentlessly attacks us and tempts us with destructive schemes and empty promises, leading to sin, misery, and spiritual death. Satan’s grand plan is to ensure you do not love God above all things on earth so that you will not love Him above all things forever in Heaven.
A spiritual master once told me,
“Simon, Satan’s grand plan for your life is… anything but God!”
This made so much sense. I can see how Satan has used things in my life that aren’t inherently evil to draw my focus away from God. For example, every day when I attend Mass, my mind is constantly drifting away to the workout I did that morning, the soccer game I played the day before, or the work I have set out for that day. It makes total sense. Anything but God is Satan’s plan. There is nothing wrong with the gym, sport or work, but the enemy uses even them to become distractions from God.
Satan doesn’t just work at distracting you from the good; he also sets evil traps for you. He will tempt you to fall into many destructive thinking patterns, emotions and actions. He wants you to live in fear, self-pity, bitterness and unforgiveness. He wants you to live in insecurity, hurt, regret, resentment, hatred and doubt. He wants you to feel abandoned, rejected, lonely, depressed and anxious. This is Satan’s plan for your life, and he has an army of demons ready to go to work on you each day. Remember, you need to sleep , the demons don’t. They easily stay up all night creating plans to trip you up the next day! (see 1 Pet 5:8).
But there is great news! Our God is greater, and Our God is stronger! This is a battle we can’t win on our own, but thanks be to God – literally – we were never expected to fight or win this battle on our own.
God has given us everything we need to overcome the devil and become great saints! Take up the spiritual weapons every day! Pray, receive the Eucharist, go to Confession, pray the Rosary, Fast and practice self-denial, read spiritual books, invoke the intercession of your guardian angel and the saints in Heaven. Use sacramentals, like holy water, miraculous medals, scapulars, holy salt, etc. Don’t forget deliverance prayers. Renounce the Devil in the name and authority of Jesus Christ. Do not let Him get a foothold in your life.
Satan has a plan for your life, but God’s plan is much greater! Choose today to become a saint, and use all the means necessary to help you on this journey!
