James 4:7

"Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you." James 4:7

The word "submit" (hupotagete) means to put yourself under God, under His care and power and strength; to yield to God, to His will, command, instructions, laws, behavior, and Word; to surrender yourself to God for Him to strengthen you so that you can do exactly what He says.

What this means is to focus your mind upon God and His Word immediately when temptation strikes. Turn away from the temptation, push it out of your mind and begin to think about God and go over and over His Word in your mind. Just begin to resist the devil by focusing your mind upon God and His Word. Persevere in following God's command and in resisting the devil.

When you do, the most wonderful thing will happen. The devil will flee and the temptation will be gone. We may have to struggle. The images of the temptation may attack and attack us, but if we will attack back by rolling God's Word over and over in our minds, the temptation will flee. Amen and Amen.