Wise people see trouble coming and get out of its way, but fools go straight to it and suffer for it. Proverbs 22:3
Tim was about to leave for work. He gazed out the French doors and noticed deer on the other side of the pond. Not just one, two, or three deer, yet seven beautiful doe grazing on the plant life. They paraded their way around the pond, and began moving into our backyard. I grabbed the camera and snuck out a side door that was out of view the deer who were approaching our home. With each acorn that pounced against the tin roof, the deer would rapidly lift their heads and look in the direction of the sound. The deer were very alert of their surroundings, and always on guard for danger.
Then…Layla. Layla, our extremely large bull mastiff, came around front the front of the house. She noticed the deer, and began to bark. The deer again, lifted their heads and observed every move of Layla. Once she moved closer to their location, they all turned and fled from wherever they were positioned.
Immediately I thought about how we should all be on alert and flee from danger.
The Bible is ladened with warnings against danger and how we need to be wise and run away from evil.
I want to encourage you to be on guard. Know your surroundings. Do as 2 Timothy 2:22 says and “Do your best to live right and to have faith, love, and peace, together with others who trust in the Lord with pure hearts.”
One who is wise is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless. Proverbs 14:16
Stay away from the evil things a young person like you typically wants to do. Do your best to live right and to have faith, love, and peace, together with others who trust in the Lord with pure hearts. 2 Timothy 2:22
So run away from sexual sin. It involves the body in a way that no other sin does. So if you commit sexual sin, you are sinning against your own body. 1 Corinthians 6:18
So, my dear friends, flee from the worship of idols. 1 Corinthians 10:14
So give yourselves to God. Stand against the devil, and he will run away from you. James 4:7
In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; Ephesians 6:16
Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. Matthew 26:41
There are many more bible verse which remind us to be wise when dealing with sin. Friend, be alert and run like a deer!
Blessings to you and yours,
Stephanie
Layla
