Well, my thoughts this morning are of a serious nature.  I know that the enemy is out on the prowl for our individual lives, but also us as families.  He is on a serious hunt.  If he can't make our heads turn at the things of the world, he will try to work from the inside out.  I don't go around thinking that the devil is lurking around every corner.  I am suspicious however of our own selves.  We set traps on our own and get caught.  I am sure the enemy is thrilled at not having to do too much work, we do it for him sometimes.  I have been doing some thinking lately about the starting line of  certain feelings that go awry, and we never get them back on track again.  We are always feeling things and thinking things, but somewhere they either get straightened out, or maybe just stuffed down in real tight. Not too surprisingly, they do come out in the end.  It seems that we begin living a lie based on our feelings.  We "feel"____, so it must be true.....no, it IS true.....therefore I must do______.  We begin living through our feelings as though it were absolute truth, making decisions based on those feelings, and hurting those around us.  I don't know how people did it in the days of old.  It seems to be an epidemic among Christians today.  I have caught myself in it.  I should say I have been blessed by God to have been made aware of it....to stay alert, to stay on track and not give up the fight.  I am so sad today to see how this very problem is destroying individual hearts for God, families for God and oh~~~how it grieves me!!  If it grieves me, I cannot even imagine how it grieves God.  His beautiful creations slowly turning away by their own deceptions.....  I do not look down my nose....not one bit.  I was "feeling" that slope downward.  I have felt its pull too.  I looked into the window of what was on the other side, and have been amused.  God in His beautiful grace [His undeserved favor] has rescued me from myself....and from the enemy.  I am thankful for setting my feet on firm paths.  I pray that He helps me to stay aware and alert.  Too many times it comes in smoothly...without alarms and bells.  My thoughts...."Stay alert...."