There are traps all over the place.
“A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself;
The simple pass on and are punished.”
Proverbs 27:12 NKJV
Deliberating
Reality
Flat Tire
This can happen to anyone when they least expect it,
and sometimes even when everything else is going wrong.
“But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord;
He is their strength in the time of trouble.”
Psalm 37:39 NKJV
Petals & Problems
Problems are just as expected as petals falling.
“Therefore let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls to Him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator.”
1 Peter 4:19 NKJV
Light Pink Magnolias
Sometimes it’s painful to strip the colors to reduce it to black and white.
“If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.”
1 John 1:8 NIV
Even When It Gets Harder
This truth is immutable.
“From the rising of the sun to its going down
The LORD’s name is to be praised.”
Psalm 113:3 NKJV
Song Sparrow
“Seek the Lord, all you meek of the earth,
Who have upheld His justice.
Seek righteousness, seek humility.
It may be that you will be hidden
In the day of the Lord’s anger.”
Zephaniah 2:3 NKJV
Kevlar
“And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;“
Ephesians 6:17 NKJV
Palliative “Peace”
The only peace I can “imagine” is not the one John Lennon sang about,
but the one Jesus Christ offers.
“Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”
John 14:27 NKJV
Related read: That Dreaded Place
U-Turn
Some will be turned on and some will unfortunately burn out.
“Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”
John 8:12 NKJV
Related read: U-Turn
What Awaits
“Happy Hour” will end at the appointed time.
“The Lord is known by the judgment He executes;
The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands.”
Psalm 9:16 NKJV