Just to clarify, the inspiration behind this blog is from C.S. Lewis’ Screwtape Letters. It is a weird style, but I love the creativity behind Lewis’ work. The following is just my own rendition of what a demon (Screwtape, if you will) would be writing to me…
My dear Patient,
You know me all too well and an introduction would seem like deja vu, as you have known me since the day you engaged in that lie of faith and salvation. I was very much present before that day, we’ll call it Awareness Day, you just didn’t know I was there.
You see, I really only attack people who have turned away from me, even if they don’t know they’ve turned from anything. The day the Enemy brought you over to his side, you realized that you now have a target on your back that reads, “Tempt Me.” Since that day, you have become aware of the fact that there was something controlling your past life, the life before Awareness Day (hence the name).
I must say, my dear Patient, that I am not worried. You claim the name of your so called “God” and you so ardently stand up for your “Savior, Jesus Christ.” That is all very admirable, but I’ve got you in my sights. I work in your heart little by little. You may have already realized how powerful I truly am. Although I’m never going to be as strong as the Enemy, I will always be on your shoulder whispering in your ear, “Do it, Wyatt… it’ll make you happy. Go on, skip class. Go on, skip campaigners. Skip your morning devotion.” You can’t get rid of me, Wyatt. I’m always here – sometimes you ask for me, sometimes you don’t.
Now, why do I tell you that I am less powerful than the Enemy and yet I do not worry? Because I know you. I know that you are fallen and were born under my sweet bondage. You know in your heart that your God is sovereign and faithful, but you so often come running back to me for pleasure and comfort. That is why I continue to tell you lies. I lie when I tell you that you will be happy. You may be happy for that hour or for those few minutes in which you are sinning, but it won’t last. Even I, a demon, know that you only get pure joy from seeking out Jesus – but the fact that you don’t know that, or at least so easily forget, makes my work such a success.
I’ll be with you while you sleep and when you wake. I’m always here. Do you have the strength to run to your Heavenly Father?
