C. S. Lewis says that we commit two errors with regard to the devil. One is to give him too much credit, the other is to fail to give the devil his due. The latter is hardly the case for you, and probably more likely the former.
Which is to say: don’t overthink. Feelings and emotions and whatnot will happen, and given some of what you say in your posts, your thoughts can be quite ramped up a good bit of the time. Don’t give the devil more credit than is due, don’t turn everything into some kind of attack of the devil, or he’ll be there at every turn. That kind of thinking becomes a sort of self-fulfilling prophecy. Instead, focus on Christ. We don’t fight the devil by being excessively focused on him, and we don’t grow in virtue by being focused on sin. Focus on Christ who calls you and how he calls you to live, and there will be no room for the devil.
-Fr ACEGC
