verse 7c

James 4:7c  “…and he will flee from you.”

If you submit your decisions and actions to God, and resist the way Jesus tells you to resist, then the devil has to leave. Even if the devil doesn’t want to go, he has to go.

The power of God forces the devil to go. This is a promise from God. If the devil doesn’t go, then you simply have to go back to Jesus, and submit to what He tells you to do.

He will show you how to resist the devil, because He wants you to be free from any attack of the enemy.

Be careful not to use your eyes and ears to guess at what the devil might be doing, and then accidentally agree with a lie.

The two most common distractions that can make your prayers ineffective are accepting fear and agreeing with a lie.  In either case, just ask for forgiveness and submit to Jesus’ directions.