So many small decisions! It is easy not to notice which way you are turning. Let God speak to you. A moment of awareness will turn you toward the light. The payoff is armor, we need it in this world.

Rom 13:12

The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.


Bible Gateway link: Romans 13:12 (NKJV)

They broke his heart! In trying to keep Paul from harm, his fellow followers failed him. All of us of little faith, we DON'T know how to protect ourselves against the world. Only God knows.

Acts 21:13
Then Paul answered, “What do you mean by weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

Bible Gateway link: Acts 21:13 (NKJV)

Obviously our Founding Fathers took this ancient advice when forming the backbone of our great country. I pray we don't blow it now.

1 Chronicles 28:9

“And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a whole heart and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.

Bible Gateway link: 1 Chronicles 28:9 (ESV)