“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Therefore, submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.” I Peter 5:8; James 4:7

As I write this, I’m sitting at the picnic table on our back patio standing (sitting) guard, watching over the new pumpkin and melon patch. Somehow chickens have been getting in and digging for food, disrupting our new plants, destroying our perfect mulch mounds that protect tender growth. It’s my mission to see how they keep getting in. My hubby has fenced the plants in with a 4 ft. fence. He’s strung wide fabric tape 6” above that and another 10” above that – all the way around and yet somehow those little suckers are finding a weakness in our de-fence (spelling mine) and still getting in. So here I sit, watching, waiting to discover how they do it so I can counter their moves with my authority over them and our patch.

I’m vigilant, watchful. The way we’re supposed to be with the roaring lion pursuing our destruction. How does Satan get in? Where does he find our weaknesses? Am I as watchful in my defense against him as I am vigilant against sneaky chickens?

Conie