Decoys And Hunting 7/18/22

 Good Morning,

I was out of bed very early this morning and performing a chore before the sun was up. It feels good to have that one out of the way. There is a pot of Door County Irish Cream Coffee waiting for me downstairs when I am finished writing this morning. 

Genesis, 3:1-2 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. 

John 8:44 You are of your father the devil and the desires of your father, you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. he is a liar and is the father of all lies. 

Hunting season is just a few weeks away and I have found that in addition to the other things I like to hunt, I enjoy hunting doves. I like them cooked up fajita style and my wife likes them the same way. I paid close attention to the doves last year while hunting and what could enhance my efforts. 

Just like ducks and geese, a dove can be attracted to an area by the use of decoys. In general you could say that you fool a dove into thinking a decoy is another dove and when they fly close to examine what they think is a buddy, they fall for the spoof and end up in the frying pan later. 

Kind of a rough analogy here but Satan works the same way with us. He places things in our daily walk that he uses to entice us into thinking we need it, or we really desire to have it. He decoys us into thinking that there is no harm in the object of our desire. "No one will ever know" is one of his ploys. Or, "you can pay for it later." Or, "just a little won't hurt". These ploys are all decoys seeking to destroy us with our thoughts, desires and deeds. 

So for today. Walk through this day slowly and look to see all the schemes Satan uses to lead us down the wrong path. After you do this consistently, you are more aware of the traps designed to make you miserable.  Discerning temptations and keeping ourselves out of hot water should be a goal for every day. Small accumulations of debt that turn into larger sums of serious cash is one way Satan uses our desires to self gratify instantly instead of waiting as a big ship sinker in his arsenal of decoys.

So walk wise and slowly. When in doubt, WAIT!!!

Have a great day. 

Marty