My dog likes to be on guard. When we are outside in the yard, he makes a point of warning us when he sees something and then barking to scare it away. We may sometimes feel this way in life. We may look around and then try to scare away what we may perceive as threats.
We are reminded in the Bible to stand guard. We want to protect our hearts. We want to make progress in our journey of following God. However, we cannot depend on our own "bark" to scare away the threats in our lives. Instead, we need to have faith in God and then stand in this faith. We can be courageous and strong reassured by God's power. We can stand firm in God!
Be on guard by standing firm in God!
Prayer:
Dear God-
Thank You for the power that You share with me. Help my faith to continually grow so I can stand firm in You. Through Jesus I pray, amen.