"Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you." James 4:7, 8. This text gives perfect instructions, and one who will follow them will always succeed in getting rid of Satan.
Notice the order of action. First, resist the devil, and he will flee; secondly, draw nigh to God. Some people spend all their time resisting the devil, consequently have no time to draw nigh to God. Satan does not care how much you resist in your own strength; but when you begin to draw nigh to God, then Satan trembles and flees away. He is willing to fight with you for a life time, if he can thereby hinder you from drawing nigh to God. When Satan is resisted steadfastly in the faith and the soul draws nigh to God, there is no longer hope for Satan and the only alternative left him is to flee. As long as you show a weak faith and listen to the suggestions of the enemy, he is well pleased. Sometimes Satan must be ignored. It is not always necessary to get on your knees in order to resist the devil. I have known persons to spend hours, and even days, almost constantly on their knees, and yet come out in the end defeated, not because they did not pray, but because they did not ignore the devil and resist him once for all, then draw nigh to God...
Now... let me give you a perfect plan to get rid of the devil at any time and under any circumstance. First, as I have said, you must be acquainted with the practical precepts of the New Testament, so that you may detect the difference between the voice of Satan and the voice of God. Then in your action against the devil follow carefully this order of attack: First, resist the devil steadfastly in the faith; secondly, do not linger to see whether he will go or not, but draw nigh to God with all your heart. When Satan sees you start toward the Lord, he will become frightened and flee away. By following this order of attack you will see that you have only a small part to perform in getting rid of the devil and you will find it an easy task; for as Satan departs, God draws nigh. You have but one third of the distance to go; for as you draw nigh to God, He draws nigh to you, and Satan flees at the same rate of speed. So then. when you have drawn nigh to the Lord, you will be twice as far from Satan as the distance you have come; for as you draw nigh to God, He draws nigh to you and Satan flees away. Amen." - Daniel Otis Teasley