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I have an enemy
I refuse to capitalize it because everyone knows of whom I speak
He tempts me to do things to get me on his side
To slam the door on my relationships instead of inviting people into my life
To mete out judgment to the people I love and like and have lunch with instead of showing them mercy
To scream at my dog when he is barking instead of calmly telling him to be quiet
To take the easy way out, to sell out, to say “I’m out” instead of climbing on, persevering, declaring “I’m all in”

Oh, he would love to get me on his side
He lures me, says the grass is greener and easier to maintain
But I know
I have been there
And all that is waiting is guilt, condemnation, self-recrimination

The guilt and the condemnation, they’re not from God as some might expect
They’re from him
The enemy
The one who tempted me to do these things in the first place
The one who distracts me from what I really want to be doing
And what is that exactly?
Some days I have no idea
And some days I know exactly

Today is one of those days
I want to worship
I want to kneel at the feet of the One who made me
I want to feel His love as I have never felt it before
And I want to share it with others

And leave that stinking, lying, mocking enemy behind