I was recently reading a story of soldiers in WWII who were walking through a field where their enemy had planted explosive mines. As the soldiers made their way cautiously through the field. They put little flags in the ground on both sides of the trail. Once they made it across the field, there was now a safe path for other soldiers to follow. Imagine with me how cautious every step was taken. These soldiers could not have been more careful with their steps. Because of their diligence and patience, it allowed others to safely follow.Ephesians 5:15 - “Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise.”In this chapter, the Apostle Paul talks about how the believer is to live in these evil days. Listen to his words…be very careful then, how you live - not as unwise but as wise.He’s calling you and I as believers in Jesus to be very cautious about how we live our lives in this world. We can’t afford to live a casual Christianity without any thought to our actions and lifestyle. Let me share something with you to think about today: Living for Christ is a serious thing.All around us, the enemy of our soul has planted landmines. Like the soldiers crossing the field with caution, we too live our lives with intention and determination for Christ.We must choose our steps carefully, because the enemy has spread the path with dangerous obstacles that will cause us serious harm if we are careless. The days are evil!Proverbs 14:16 says, “One who is wise is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless.”Paul is saying: Give great care and attention to how you are living your life. Be sure your "steps" are planted firmly and accurately. At the end of the verse he's comparing living carefully to living wisely. As a contrast, living carelessly would be foolish.As we look at the current condition of our world, we see Bible prophecy fulfilled right before our eyes. We are now in a post-christian society. There is moral decline everywhere we look. Christians are falling away from the faith. Isaiah 5:20 has come to pass. The prophet Isaiah said, “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.”Let’s hear the call from the Word of God: “Be careful how you live.” We are called to take a serious approach to living for God. It is to be a priority in our lives. We are to seek first God’s kingdom and his righteousness. Let’s step carefully to avoid the traps of deception the enemy has laid for us. May we fill our hearts and minds every day with the Word of God so we will know the truth that will can set us free. Let’s live with the wisdom of God and not the foolishness of the world. May we be alert for the temptations that come our way and may we run to the safety found in God.Paul says we are to live as wise, not as unwise. What does this mean? Well, we often think of a wise person as someone with a lot of knowledge. Wisdom is not the same thing as knowledge. A wise person often has a great deal of knowledge, but having extensive knowledge does not guarantee that you are wise. Wisdom is the ability to apply the knowledge, experience, and skills you have to discern how best to proceed in a given situation—and then to actually apply it to your life! There are many people who can explain all sorts of lofty concepts to you, yet seem to have no idea about how to actually live their lives. They make poor choices and find their lives in shambles. These people have great knowledge, but little wisdom.Today’s Challenge: Begin to pray that God will enable you to be careful how you live your life. Ask him to give you his wisdom. The book of James says that if we need wisdom, we can ask God, and he will give it to us.

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