On Monday, when I first heard about this “weekly challenge”, I felt very drained, overwhelmed, and stuck. It felt like my desire to stay close to the Lord was slowly but surely slipping away. Nearly all the sins I’d once stayed away from started creeping back into my Christian walk, which is why —as soon as I stumbled upon the Preacher’s post— I turned my head to my Creator and asked Him to give me a verse that I can use for this week. After praying, I opened my Bible and saw it, Matthew chapter 4, verse 10, which reads, “Get out of here, Satan,” Jesus told him. “For the Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.” In this verse, we see Jesus utilizing the sword of the Spirit, which is the written word of God, against the enemy after he miserably fails to get Jesus to bow down and serve him. I believe that God wanted me to choose this particular verse because it felt like I was in that same wilderness, a vulnerable soul in the midst of a bunch of demonic forces. Throughout my week, whenever I felt drained, demotivated, and had a seemingly irresistible urge to disobey God, I just spoke this verse out loud so that all of the unclean spirits that once surrounded me and sucked my energy dry started to flee. Even at times when I felt like I was at my lowest point, when I didn’t dare to keep moving forward, I spoke this scripture out loud because I cannot stoop this low and turn to the idols of this world. If you are still reading this, I would recommend speaking this verse, or any verse that comes to your mind, out loud whenever any corrupt, unclean, or demonic spirit tries to steer you away from God. Make it sound like you are declaring that the enemy has no authority over you or the plan God has for your life.