Good verse!

"...Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings." (1Peter 5: 8-9) What a powerful verse...the enemy is active and he wants to DESTROY your life...Here is the deal though...I skipped the first part of the verse..."Be self-controled and alert." HOW OFTEN DO WE SKIP THAT PART?!?!?! We must be self-controled so that when the temptations come, we are ready to resist...we can't start preparing for the battle when the battle is starting...we must ALREADY get prepared...here is the deal...we MUST...MUST be growing in our walk with Jesus so much that when the battle comes we are disciplined enough...alert enough...to resist! BE READY! The battles are coming...prepare yourself...