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If you have any kind of trouble in your mind, give it to God. God has promised to take care of you.[a]

Think seriously about how you live. Watch carefully for danger. Remember that the Devil is your enemy. He wants to hurt you. He walks about like a hungry lion. He is looking for someone to kill and then eat them! But you must be strong to fight against him. Trust God completely. Remember this: Believers all over the world are having the same kind of trouble.

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Footnotes

  1. 5:7 See Psalms 55:22.

Cast all your anxiety on him(A) because he cares for you.(B)

Be alert and of sober mind.(C) Your enemy the devil prowls around(D) like a roaring lion(E) looking for someone to devour. Resist him,(F) standing firm in the faith,(G) because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.(H)

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