Devotionals

Be On The Look Out

by Jane H. Young 
01/31/23
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Be On The Look Out       Jane H. Young

 Watch where you step, watch where your mind is going. Don’t go through your day without thinking with a purpose, where you are heading?  Think with a clear head, take each step with a determined plan for your day.

 “Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.” 1 Peter 5:8 NASB1995

 Know that, that someone doesn’t have to be you, unless you open the door and give satan the opportunity to come in. Keep the door to your mind, heart and emotions bolted and focused on Gods plan for your day. 

 For example: You have just finished reading your Bible and are going to spend time praying and talking with God. As you start to pray you remember you were suppose to call your friend this morning to makes plans to meet for lunch. Do you stop praying?  I mean after all you did promise to call her first thing this morning. Then you think, I  need to throw a load of laundry in, or maybe you have to make plans for your child’s sleepover this coming Saturday. Look at what has happen in the first few seconds of the time you were planning on spending with God. The devil came prowling around trying to devour your time with your Heavenly Father, and with a bunch of nonsense that could and should be taken care of later. Be on the watch what you allow to take over your time with God.

 Prayer: I want to spend time with you Father, not all the thoughts that try to run through my mind. Help me Father to quiet my spirit and focus on our time together, so that I can hear you as we talk together.

 Jane lives in Myrtle Beach, SC. Her goal in life is to be a light for God in all she does.