The devil working through other people still cannot overpower the God living inside of you. That’s why you don’t have to respond to everything. You don’t have to defend yourself every time somebody misunderstands you. You don’t have to prove your heart to people committed to seeing you wrong. You don’t have to fight every rumor, every accusation, every slick comment, or every person who comes against you. Some battles will drain you just because you keep trying to fight them in your own strength. There will be people who oppose you, judge you, speak against you, or try to make you question yourself. And sometimes it will feel personal. Sometimes it will feel unfair. Sometimes it will feel like too much. But don’t forget who lives in you. 1 John 4:4 KJV says, “Greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.” So protect your peace. Pray before you react. Let God handle what you cannot control. You don’t have to become loud just because somebody else is being messy. What’s in them is not stronger than what God placed in you.