Live In Safety

DEVOTION
PROVERBS
LIVE IN SAFETY
Prov 3:21-24
21 My son, preserve sound judgment and discernment, do not let them out of your sight; 22 they will be life for you, an ornament to grace your neck. 23 Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble; 24 when you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
NIV
Keep my eyes focused, keep my heart focused, keep my mind focused on making sound judgments, or intellectual understanding of the ways of God, and discern or have a plan to execute those understandings in a way to please him. Is this not the way of a believer? Yet when I consider I have the understanding of the correct golf swing, but to execute it is entirely a different thing. I have studied videos and learned exactly how I am to move and balanced my weight correctly however to put that understanding into motion requires practice and more practice. I think it is the same with the understanding and discernment of the ways of God. Putting my understanding into motion requires practice and more practice. I cannot ever let up; I have to keep them within me at all times. If I am successful, with the aid of the Holy Spirit of course, I can expect more of life. Death will have no victory in my being. I will be able to walk through this life in safety and I will not stumble over those obstacles placed in my path by the deceiver. Just as I learned in hurdles to keep my eyes on the finish line instead of on the hurdles, I keep focused on the finish line of this life on earth and the beginning of my life eternal with God. Having the mindset of living the ways of God, knowing that I please him, due to his seeing me through the blood of Jesus Christ, I can lie my head down at night in peace and serenity. I have nothing to fear at all, for I am saved by the ever powerful grace of my Lord. I am in his hands and he will never forsake me or let me go. Of course, I can leave whenever I want, but why would I? I understand this peace, I discern his grace, I know how all this works and my very life depends on him. So at the end of the day, I can lie down, at the end of my life here, I can lie down, and have no fear, I need not be afraid of anything. My sleep each night of this life is sweet, I arise refreshed and eager for what the day brings me. I also know that as I lie down this life, my sleep in Christ will be sweet, and I will arise refreshed and be forever in the wonderful arms of my Lord. What should I ever fear? Nothing! I live in safety.