This morning, I was going to read a book before I started my day.  So I sit down and then tilt my head up.  I see the biggest spider I have ever seen in my entire life.  OK, maybe not that big.  Regardless, my heart skipped a beat when I saw it.  Then I realized it had a black ring on the top.  And as I looked at it more, I realized it was upside-down and not moving.  It was plastic.  I felt reeeealy stupid.  That “spider” temporarily caused me to be distracted from the task at hand.

Doesn’t Satan do the same thing to us sometimes?  We’re getting ready to do something great for God.  We’re stoked about it, and have prayed and prayed and prayed about it.  Then we look up, and see Satan’s “spider”.  It’s that great distraction that’s thrown in our way.  Maybe it’s a difficulty with the computer for Kids’ Church.  Maybe it’s an unexpected bill in your personal finances.  Maybe it’s the sinful fall of one of your personal mentors.  No matter how big or small the crisis, it’s all part of Satan’s mission to push you to sin.  To stop your program or event.

Strength from the Lord is vital to surviving these “spiders”.  Thankfully, you’ve been given a free pass to the throne of God.  Hebrews 4:16 (NASB) tells us, “Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”  God has given us an assurance that when Satan dangles those “spiders”, he’ll be right there to help us push past them and to carry out his will.  No matter how hard the time is that you’re facing, God has the ability to help you.  Take heart, and don’t worry.  That’s the way I see it.