“We are Guarded”

”But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one.” 2 Thessalonians 3:3 ASV

Verse Reflections:  This verse takes me back to my vision of the devil with a megaphone yelling in one ear while the quiet, sweet demure angle whispers in the other ear.  I will say that since I have been faithfully having my dedicated time with God the angel seems to be speaking a lot louder than my devil recently.  Isn’t that amazing?  The Lord is faithful, He will guard us from “the evil one” (that devil with the megaphone) but we also have to take the time to move closer to Him.  When God seems far away guess who moved?  This question can be life changing.  We must take the time to move toward God in order to hear His voice, to stand in His protection.  And yet He still promises to make our relationship permanent, established even before we move. He promises to be faithful to us.  I have been trying to eat heathy, make healthy choices for years without spending time in His word and it just hasn’t worked for me.  This is “my thing”, my razor that can make me bleed, my temptation that can make me crazy.  I am amazed that I am truly starting to turn a serious corner 45 days into this.  God food is tasting better, it is my first thought now not my second.  I hope sharing these devotions with others will help You move closer to Him and depend on Him to guard you from your temptations.  Today I am going to depend on Him to be faithful to me, to make healthy eating a permanent, established habit for me.  He will guard me from temptation and keep me close as I choose to draw close to Him.

Prayer:  Lord, I actually woke up this morning looking forward to my devotions.  I always wake up talking to You but I’m looking forward now to studying Your word and listening to Your newest message.  I pray that You will open my ears to hear what You are saying.  Thank You for being faithful to me even when I am not faithful to You.  Thank You for guarding me.  I love You soooo much.   We are making such progress together.  Thank You Father.  Protect me from the evil one, protect me from myself.  I need that protection.  I need to be guarded.  I am depending on You to be faithful  I am going to work hard to be faithful to You as well.  Let’s eat God food and have a beautiful day.