..........BE ON GUARD..........

Good morning!!!

This was another morning spent with our Father, Just...enjoying God. 

Yesterday, I had another sad experience. If you remember my “chickie” story, with the snake- getting the momma, and I ended up being the momma.  Well, I don’t know if I was a bad momma, or it was one of those things!  

But thinking they are old enough,  I let my chicks out of the dog crate into the place where they sleep.  It’s a big enclosed covered coop.  They are big enough now to not be able to squeeze out of the chain link, so I thought they would be safe.

Well, there was a hole and I lost one.  Thinking to another snake.  I think I seen snake markings.((I’m beginning to become a “tracker” now!)) or just poor judgement on my part.

This is a story of being a good stewart!  All day, I felt so bad!  I felt so hurt inside until my daughter told me this story.  Her’s was this:  A woman was being interviewed.  She was in prison.  Her boyfriend/husband fell asleep in her house and it burnt down and inside were her children.  She took it upon herself to avenge.  Thus, the reason she was in prison.  She told the person interviewing her, the reason she was there was he lived and they didn’t, so she murdered him.  She told them, “it’s the things you do as a mother.”  She was a fierce protector! 

Was it right? NO!  But mothers can be fierce.  This is the moral of my story and the reason I mentioned it! (or else it would sound pretty morbid!)

 I am just a humble surrogate chicken-mom and not very good, but I try my best.  My chickies know my voice when I call them.  They are happy to see me when I bring them bread and cut up apples.  They let me love them and pet them.  But they are PETS- not people!  And I have to do my best as a stewart- and sometimes I make mistakes, like I did yesterday.  I had 3 now I have 2.  But now I will pray more fiercely that God will protect them from predators, and make sure they are safe, no more holes, and for me to  watch them with a better and closer eye.

See, if it was a snake, he stole from me!  He took my baby from the hole into the yard and my poor baby didn’t have a chance.  But if I was careless, and didn’t catch the hole (which I now know, and have to cover it) & need to be more careful.

This is how we have to be with our spirit man too.  Very watchful, careful, and on guard!  There is a very wily enemy.  He is skillful, cunning and subtle.

But BE AWARE! A snake is a snake is a snake!  This sentiment goes for the devil.  He has many negative names, but whatever he does to you, it is for the simple reason to rob from you in any/every way he can.  If you aren’t watchful, he will snatch you out of what you think is your safe zone, and ZAP you.  Scripture says: Guard your heart and mind. Forgive.  Stay away from the things that cause you to stumble.  Friends of the world is an enemy of God- Be a FRIEND of God instead! *Prov 4:23,  Deut 4:9

We are God’s babies!  He jealously watches over us, scripture says.  He looks upon us.  He loves us!  As we stay in Him- dwell in Him- rest in Him- find comfort in Him- we have refuge in Him.  But when we stray from out of the shadow of His wing…. there is the enemy waiting to be a snake.  Waiting to attack you.  Waiting  to bombard you with all that he is.    Psalm 1:6, 145:20,

He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High, will abide under the shadow of the Almighty! Hallelujah.  

Psalm 91

Be blessed in Jesus name.  Jesus bless Your word as you always do.  Guard and Protect us Lord by the power of your name.  Thank you for Your Holy Spirit who teaches us the revelation of who You are, Precious Lord.  Open our eyes, so we can see You.  So we can see that You are truly watching over us, guarding us fiercely.  Help us to do the same while we are here in this earth.  Bless our faith today Abba.  In Jesus name.  Thank you for the lesson, and if my chick is alive, please protect her and let me find her soon.  Thank you,In Jesus name.  Amen Jesus.  

1 Cor 16:13…….. Mark 13:23, 33,…….. 2 Tim 4:16 …….. 
1 Peter 3:17