Not Taking the Bait

I have encountered a few mice in my house recently. I assume they are coming in to keep cool, as in the winter they want to be warm.  I set some traps, but the mice do not take the bait. I thought, maybe they are allergic to peanut butter. They seem to be intelligent mice (hopefully only one).

I was thinking as we have the mind of Christ when we commit our lives totally to Jesus, we should never take Satan’s bait. He is a deceiver and can come to us when we are most vulnerable. Grieving can take us off guard as he can easily take us into a downward spiral from grieving, to depression, to death.

Praise can chase the devil away. We can always praise God for the gift He gave us before we lost it. Beware of the enemy who wants to take us down his path to death. It is appropriate to be sad for our loss, but we can still praise God.

“To console those who mourn in Zion, to give them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.”  Isaiah 61:3  NKJV