Isaiah 31:4- 32:8

God is faithful to us when we reciprocate our faithfulness to Him. Trials can come our way, struggles may overcome us, challenges may defeat us... but God is sovereign over all things. He will protect us like a shepherd tending his sheep. He is always rescuing us from Satan's grasp. The question is whether we take advantage of our rescue and return the gratitude by walking in the Lord's footsteps faithfully... or whether we get tempted by the devil and fall again. 

Isaiah 31:6-7

Return to him you have so greatly revolted against, O Isrealites. For in that day every one of you will reject the idols of silver and gold your sinful hands have made. 

I may not have physical idols of gold and silver, but I know that I put too much value in comfort and the devil uses that against me. I procrastinate in my studies and get lazy... pushing everything to the last minute. It's then I realize the depth of the situation and how I turned away from the Lord. I know in my head that God can rescue me from this but I don't earnestly seek His rescue until the situation becomes even worse. This is a personal lesson that I have to learn. Whether I am able to do it in this lifetime or not, the point when I am able to rely on the Lord in standing strong against the devil and let go of idols that hold me down will be the day when I return to Him as a child at His feet. He is the sole King whose feet that I should fall to. 

Jesus is my shelter from the wind and my refuge from the storms of life. Jesus quenches my thirst for life. He is my lifeline like streams of water in the desert. When you pick up your own cross daily to follow Him, your eyes and ears will be opened and my mind would be a step closer in aligning with His.