Stay alert

Stay alert!  Watch out for your great enemy, the devil.  He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.  (1 Peter 5:8 NLT)

This verse says we have an enemy & he wants to destroy us.  Now while you might be thinking you could list several "enemies", our real enemy is Satan.  He absolutely wants to destroy us.  He wants to take our peace, our joy, our witness, & most importantly he wants to keep us from a relationship with Christ.  Some people think he's not real.  He likes it that way.  He's a deceiver & that's one of his lies. If he can deceive us, he can beat us.  However, God is greater than Satan.  If you are a Christian, you have a greater power living in you than the power of Satan.  We have the victory.  The Holy Spirit is there to lead us & guide us & give us the victory, but we have to remain sensitive to His leading.  We must stay in Gods Word, talk with Him daily, & spend time with other believers.  We cannot become complacent & let our guard down.  So stay alert & remember , God gives US the victory!