Walk Smart

Psalm 10:9 (NLT) Like lions crouched in hiding, they wait to pounce on the helpless. Like hunters they capture the helpless and drag them away in nets.

(Proverbs 10 also read)

Passages like this always puzzle me.  It would seem to me that if I were a herbivorous animal but had a mind I would know to avoid clumps of brush in which lions like to lurk.  I might seek to be that guy who is walking with a friend and they are chased by a bear.  His friend asks if he is faster than a bear and he explains he doesn’t have to be.  All he needs is to be faster than his friend.

How often do we fall into the nets of the evil hunters because we are not paying attention?  How often do we get pounced on because we think we are too smart to get caught?  I am sure it varies for each of us.

So?  Live in faith and trust.  At the same time don’t walk stupid.  Use the brain God gave you.  Follow the maps He provided.  Think about how often you would avoid the road construction if you had consulted your GPS.