This is a difficult subject. We try so hard to avoid hardship and resistance. They aren’t pleasant. If we are not careful, though resistance can be sent to fortify us. 1st Peter 5:8 it says,” Be sober and vigilant because your adversary the devil walks about as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.” God has no adversary because God has no equal. He has no worthy opponent. The writer indicates that we indeed do have an adversary, and this requires that we be both sober and vigilant. This is an important truth to recognize, so that we are not ignorant and therefore vulnerable. There is an old saying, “What you don’t know won’t hurt you.” That couldn’t be further from the truth. What you don’t know can hurt or destroy you. In the Old Testament God says, “My people perish for their lack of knowledge.” You can die because of what you don’t know! Ignorance is not bliss. Scripture encourages us to walk with full awareness of what is happening around us. The encouraging truth is that the roaring lion is not the one to be afraid of. He roars only to frighten and intimidate. The lion to be afraid of is the one who is quiet and ready to pounce. Satan may roar, but our God is The Lion of Judah. When He fights for us, it is game over for the devil!