Nothing Can Trip You

In I Peter 5:8, the Scripture says to “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about, seeking whom he may devour”. Pay attention to what’s happening around you. I don’t know if you’ve noticed but this old world is pretty rough. And Satan is pretty sneaky! It is his goal every day to catch you off guard. He has an assignment to stir you up and bring frustration, confusion and turmoil. Then he wants you to join in with the rest of the world when it talks negative and sounds hopeless. Failing to pay attention to what Satan is doing is like walking around with your shoe laces untied. You don’t notice them until you get tripped up. In Psalm 139 it says: I said to myself, “I will watch what I do and not sin in what I say. I will hold my tongue when the ungodly are around me.” So today, when you go through the day, guard your heart and when you hear unkind words, move in an opposite spirit and speak kindness. If you see hate then counter it with love. When chaos hits, fight it with peace. Every time you do that, you’re reaching down and tying your shoelaces! Nothing will cause you to “trip”. The bible says “Thy word have hid in my heart that I might not sin against thee.” If we fill our heart and mind with HIS words, we will know instantly what to speak to those around us who are so negative and full of gloom and doom. We will speak life and hope and joy. Pay attention my friend and don’t let the enemy trip you up. Stay alert!