"...the devil is an enemy of holiness and an avenger in the cause of
evil. By praising the Lord with simplicity of heart we overthrow and
destroy the schemes of the enemy; for 'in the greatness of Your
excellence You have overthrown those who rose against You' (Exod.
15:7)."
St. John of Karpathos.
"One thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching
forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the
prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus." Philippians 3:13-14
Draw nigh unto God and He will draw nigh unto you.