Satan and his demons are always trying to take control of whatever they can get. They will tell you things like, “It’s only a small thing.” “Go ahead just this once.” “You can stop doing this any time you want.” The choice is yours to listen to those voices and give in, or to send them away.

Don’t let the enemy of your soul deceive you into thinking that just a little bit of giving in to him is okay. If you keep making the wrong decisions in seemingly small things, you will never be able to make the right decisions in the bigger things.

This is not to say that if you make one wrong decision you’re doomed. Everyone makes some wrong decisions. It’s what you do about it when you find that you have made a wrong choice that determines which way you will go from there. If you aren’t willing to face the facts, most likely you will continue to make the same mistake. But if you recognize the error of your way, turn to Me for help, and learn from your mistake, you’ll come out the better for it.

—Jesus