Are We Street Smart?

I remember this term: “Street Smart” as the name of a TV program about 30 or 40 years ago which taught our younger students how to behave outside their homes, to not be prey of who wanted to endanger them; a predator who for unhealthy interest could make them lethal victims. A neighbor and mother of my children’s classmate who walked together to and from school, recommended it to us, and I started watching it too. It taught us what NOT to do to provoke an assault. It is horrible how evil smart people take advantage of children, older persons, and anyone who’s kind hearted enough to listen to them. That could even end up with the death of the targeted ones in case they could testify against them. In those cases, many of us don’t have any problem getting hurt, because we pray every day to God to deliver us from evil. (Matthew 6.13) Others, who might not trust God enough, might not be so lucky, reason for which I make it my New Year Resolution to trust in The Lord with all my heart because I know He’s faithful to His children to keep them company and be safe for eternity. In the case a stronger predator can end our life here on earth, he won’t be able to take away our eternal life, something I cannot guarantee to those who are not humble enough to ask God for forgiveness at harming His dear children. Jesus said about the people who did not do good to his children: These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life. (Matthew 25.46) Please, make sure you don’t harm others. I pray for all the ones who do not know our redeemer who came to pay for our sins and cleanse us. I am not a super smart woman, but I know that my heavenly father created me wise enough to ask Him for wisdom and He has provided many means, Christian books, wise preachers, angels who advise us, even incidents with a lesson for us to become skilled at how to detect the “enemy lovers” who deceive and trick us into making us feel stupid if we don’t believe the “great” offer they are making to us for the “little” $ they are asking in return. The issue is they are running out of ideas to fool people for many already know their stories. Someone tried to cheat me the other day and God gave me the correct answer and the guy fled real fast. Someone told me: just do not talk to strangers, but I felt bad I could not give him the good news of being saved and I wouldn’t have charged him anything for it. God’s promises are enough. My tongue also will utter Your righteousness all day long; for they are ashamed, for they are humiliated who seek my hurt. (Psalm 71.24) To all who trust in the Lord, will be Street Smart. To all who want to keep on cheating others for the miserable price of becoming a predator with its fleshy results should know: All Flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers and the flower falls off, but THE WORD OF THE LORD ENDURES FOREVER.” (I Peter 1,24,25) If the predators would like to be forgiven they can follow the Scripture: Therefore, putting aside all malice and all deceit, and hypocrisy and envy and all slander, like New Born babies, long for the pure milk of the WORD so that by it you may grow in respect to Salvation. (1 Peter 2. 1,2) NOBODY IS EXEMPTED FROM THE LORD’S FORGIVENESS IF REPENTED BY HEART!!!