The devil whispered in my ear, ‘you are not strong enough to withstand the storm’. Today, I whispered in the devil’s ear, ‘I am the storm’.”

Just stay on the positive side of life, employ wonderful moral values, be kind to everyone, most especially yourself, and avoid all temptation to go to the dark side, like Walter did. You do not have to become Heisenberg to be powerful! You just have to be an outstanding human being who is not afraid to stand up for yourself. Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained.”: Marie Curie And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. 24 And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep. 25 And they went and woke him, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are perishing.” 26 And he said to them, “Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?” Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. 27 And the men marveled, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him?” Jesus didn’t call his disciples because of their experience in withstanding storms, and Jesus didn’t ask them to withstand the storm. He asked them to have faith in the fact that He, and only He, could overcome the world.There are a few poems online along the lines of the “I am the Storm” quote, three of them are given below. People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.”: Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

But I couldn’t deny the prompting. I nervously went to the piano and God took my hands, played new notes, formed new words and captured the power of that quote in about one hour. It was a guided moment. It felt like a divine creation.

The devil is the king of deception. He uses fear and other weapons against you so that he can separate you from God. One way he can do this is by getting you to believe in various lies about God. He also wants you to fall off your faith path, so you can live in sin. The more you do this, the more you can rely on him. You mustn’t allow the enemy to control you. This is why it’s so important to be aware of his tactics. Here are six lies the devil whispers in your ear. "You can only find happiness through material possessions." He said, “She is dying, and doing everything to live. You are living and doing everything to die.” While my unsaved friend was fighting to save her life, I was caught in a web of deception. I was in a battle with anorexia, headed for the grave, but I did not even know it. I was so busy listening to the lies Satan was whispering in my ear, I no longer knew the truth. But on this day, God got my attention, and I knew I had not been hearing from Him—everything I thought I knew was all a lie. Confidence… thrives on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection and on unselfish performance. Without them, it cannot live.”: Franklin D. Roosevelt Do you remember that most famous scene in Breaking Bad, where Skyler tells Walt to “stop trying to justify this and admit you are in danger.”? In that moment, Walter White, the most fascinating of all evil human beings, turns to Skylar and admits his reality to her, “I am not in danger, Skyler, I am the danger!” It became one of the most iconic moments of one of the most popular television shows of all time. We work our entire lives trying to achieve small pieces of joy, in-between large volumes of effort, energy, stress, calculations, fortitude, and perseverance, all galvanized by daily determination.

You take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one to blame.” -Erica Jong Why is it that we are so willing to allow Satan to deceive us into believing we are less than what we have been created to be? Today I whispered in the devil’s ear, ‘I am a child of God, a woman of faith, a warrior of Christ. I am the storm.’”The same is true for you and me. I don’t have to carry the weight of my church, or even my youth group on my shoulders, because I can’t even carry the weight of my own sin.