Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.  Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.
(1 Peter 5:8-9)

Every one of us face temptations and the devil knows just which ones are the most tempting and most hard to resist.  He uses that knowledge to worm his way into our lives.  None of us are exempt from the devil's tricks and sneaky tactics but we do have our own super power....that of the Holy Spirit.  Tap into that power....trust in that power..... utilize that power..... and make the devil powerless.

The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet.
The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
(Romans 16:20)

Satan cannot have power over us unless we give it to him.  None the less, he's smart, crafty, and clever.  Fortunately for us, God is more powerful than 10,000 Satan's and will eventually destroy him.  Even though we know Satan's fate, we must keep our guard up at all times and not let Satan take advantage of us during weak moments.  Be strong and aware of his games and temptations. 

 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
(1 Peter 5:8)

The devil may not appear in the literal form of a lion in my daily life, but he has the ability to hide behind many facades, wearing many disguises.  If I protect myself with the armour of God's Word, the devil will not be able to devour me with his schemes and plots.

Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.
(Mark 4:15)

Our first day of an online Bible study started off a little bumpy.  Computer glitches, that kind of thing.  I don't know if Satan was trying to sabotage our study or not, but what I do know is that the attempts failed, and we were able to study God's word.  Satan did not take the Word away from us!

In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
(Ephesians 6:16)

I like thinking of fighting off the devil with my mighty shield held high, deflecting those flaming arrows.  It's a visual reference that comes to mind when I'm being confronted with temptations and other obstacles put before me in my daily battles.  I may not be holding a real, material shield, but the shield that I am holding is much more powerful and stronger than any real shield could ever aspire to be!