know your enemy.

The examination season brings with it a myriad of preparations. To get ready for the exams, students have to study, revise, practice and rehearse whatever they have learnt over the last few months. Teachers have to set papers, go through them to avoid mistakes, and mark them after the exams.

So, amidst your mugging and whatnot, is your life spinning out of control in a whirlwind of activity that is leading you nowhere? Do you feel your efforts being wasted? Being busy but not fruitful?

The enemy of your soul wants to short-circuit the blessings the Lord has for you by cramming your schedule full of activities, so that you won't be able to make time to spend with Jesus. Satan wants to distract you, and he is always engaged in a plot to get you on a path that seems good, but will ultimately lead you to your destruction.

Why not use the time you have left of the day or week, to listen and answer to God's call? He's calling you today to sit at His feet, enter His rest, and allow Him to remove your burdens from you. You don't have to take care of all your details to solve your problems because Someone infinitely wiser and more powerful already has. Let Him do what only He can do - enable you to fulfill His purpose for you by drawing you into worship and trusting in Him.