When we trust God more than our feelings, it confuses the devil.

“When we trust God more than our feelings, it confuses the devil. I mean, when he throws you his best shot and he can't budge you from believing God, he won't know what to do with you anymore.” Thus speaks Joyce Meyer, with the fire of a prophetess of our age. Her words pierce to the heart of a struggle as old as Eden: the battle between faith and feeling, between eternal truth and the shifting winds of emotion. For feelings, though powerful, are unstable; they rise like waves, crash like storms, and vanish like mist. But trust in God is a rock, unshaken by the tempests of the soul, unmoved by the assaults of the enemy.

The ancients knew this secret. When Job sat among the ashes, his body broken, his heart crushed, his feelings told him to curse God and despair. Yet Job chose instead to cling to faith, declaring, “Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him.” In that moment, Job baffled the adversary, for the devil thrives when men are ruled by fear, anger, or doubt. But when a soul says, “I will trust beyond what I feel,” the enemy is undone, for his greatest weapons find no purchase in such a heart. Meyer speaks this same truth: faith that rises above feeling becomes victory that no devil can shake.

Consider also the life of Martin Luther, who stood before princes and priests at Worms. Surely his feelings were full of fear—fear of death, fear of excommunication, fear of ruin. Yet he declared, “Here I stand, I can do no other. God help me.” His trust in the Word was greater than his trembling heart. And what followed? The powers of darkness could not silence him, and history itself was changed. For when a man or woman refuses to bend before fear and holds fast to belief, the schemes of the adversary collapse like towers built on sand.

Meyer’s words also reveal a deeper mystery: that the devil is not omnipotent but limited. He has strategies, yes, but when they fail, he is confounded. He expects men and women to be slaves of their feelings—angered when insulted, hopeless when afflicted, afraid when threatened. But when we remain steadfast, when our faith in God remains immovable even in sorrow, it is as if we break the script of the enemy. He cannot advance, for his weapons are blunted against the shield of trust. This is the true power of unshakable belief: it turns the fury of evil into confusion, the attacks of hell into nothingness.

Yet this path is not easy. To trust God more than feelings requires discipline, prayer, and remembrance of His promises. It is easier to follow anger than forgiveness, fear than courage, despair than hope. But those who train their souls to look beyond the fleeting storm of emotion and anchor themselves in the eternal Word find a peace that surpasses understanding. It is this peace that confounds the adversary, for he cannot comprehend a soul at rest in God while the world rages.

The lesson for us is clear: do not build your life on the sand of emotions, but on the rock of faith. When fear whispers, answer with trust. When anger flares, answer with patience. When doubt gnaws, answer with the promises of God. In this way, you disarm the enemy, not by fighting on his terms, but by refusing to leave the foundation of your faith. Your greatest weapon is not your strength, but your steadfastness in believing what God has spoken.

Practical actions follow. Begin each day by declaring your trust in God above what you feel. Memorize His promises, so that when storms come, you may speak them louder than your fears. When you are tempted, pause and ask, “What does God say?” and choose His Word over your emotions. And when the devil strikes with discouragement, remember Meyer’s wisdom: if you will not be moved, he will be confounded. He will not know what to do, for you have stepped into the strength that no enemy can break.

Thus Joyce Meyer’s words shine as a banner of victory. To trust God above feelings is to confuse the devil, to silence his schemes, and to walk in triumph even in trial. And so I say to you: do not be ruled by what you feel, but by whom you believe. Anchor yourself in God, and the storms of life will not overthrow you. For when you stand unmoved, the enemy is undone, and peace—true, eternal peace—will be your reward.