Share her journey to refreshing faith at her blog. She is the author of Little Women, Big God and Give Yourself a Break. Wilson speaks and writes to help people discover relevant faith. Amen.ĭrawing from her personal walk with Christ, twenty-four years as a Christian counselor, and decades as a Bible teacher, Debbie W. Thank You for hearing our prayer, in Jesus’ name. Protect us from deception and every form of evil. Please guide us and grant us the strength and desire to resist temptation, to hate evil, and to overcome evil with good. The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary men alone are quite capable of every wickedness.
Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil. This is good reason to follow our Lord’s instructions to pray we won’t fall into temptation and under the power of evil.ĭear heavenly Father, thank You for being our Shepherd and for sympathizing with us in our weaknesses. An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind. Jesus said the devil comes “to steal, kill, and destroy” ( John 10:10). The Lord’s Prayer reveals giving into temptation puts us in the claws of the evil one. One of the best Scriptures about protection is known as The Lord's Prayer. “And don’t let us yield to temptation, but rescue us from the evil one” ( Matthew 6:13 NLT). Here are 10 Bible verses on protection from evil to boost your internal alarm system. We just need to heed it.ĭon’t let the fear of being judgmental, narrow, or foolish stop you from being discerning. Our radar may not spell out what’s wrong.
His Spirit activates that alarm as we walk with Him. God’s Word helps us built a sound alarm system that warns and protect us. Yet, over the years, my instincts have usually proven right. I’ve thought about that when, as an adult, I’ve tried to talk myself out of uneasy feelings.
My mother remembered my words and remarked that children see what adults often miss. She was as cruel and beautiful as Snow White’s stepmother. Yet those warnings protect us.Īfter my uncle married his bride, her true nature came out. Sometimes we talk ourselves out of it because discernment feels judgmental and mean. When He warned against casting pearls before swine, He was talking about unsafe people, not livestock (Matthew 7:6). In every unsuccessful love story, there is a evil with hidden. When your child tells you she doesn’t like someone, how do you respond? Or when you feel wary about someone in a respected position, what do you do? Often Christian parents tell their child, “Now sweetie, we’re supposed to love everyone.” They incorrectly believe that love means trusting. She smiled, but something about her said “Beware.” My uncle had brought his striking fiancée to meet the family. “I don’t like her.” I was probably seven years old when I told my mother my reservations about a woman who was going to be my aunt.
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