Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. 1 Peter 5:8

We saw a bear!! While visiting the Smokey Mountain National Park yesterday, we got an up close encounter with a bear while riding in our car. We stopped to watch and video him. The whole time he was focused on eating grass and plants as he walked around. At one point I spoke a few words to him and he scurried off. Although he was focused on eating, when he heard my foreign voice, he knew it was not in his natural environment, so he ran away to protect himself from harm. 

With my encounter I learned a lot from this bear. As Christians we should mimic a bear's behavior, always feeding on the word of God. When we focus on His word, we feed ourselves the natural things a Christian needs to stay faithful in this foreign land. We are set apart from the world. 

Secondly, as today's scripture says, be sober minded and alert to Satan's temptations.  By staying in the Word, we should easily recognize the satanic voices calling us in a different direction, trying to steer our focus away from God. When we hear that foreign voice, we should flee from the temptation and seek shelter in our natural environment, in the arms of God. 

You can learn a lot from a bear. His instincts to feed and protect himself are critical to his survival. Same is true for you. God bless.