As a high school student I remember reading Aesop's fable, The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing, thoroughly enjoying the story and revelling in the knowledge that the wolf (fraud/liar) was eventually discovered and got what was coming to him. However, it's a different matter when the fable suddenly comes to life and we find ourselves in the middle of a similar situation. A 'wolf' is prowling around seeking to destroy all that we value and hold dear. Our first impressions are misleading and, as time goes by, we begin to sense the real intent of others to spoil the good foundations that have been laid.
The Apostle Peter sums it up this way: "Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour." (1 Peter 5:8) When we experience such 'trying times', we would do well to focus on Peter's advice in the preceding verse 7 ~ confident in the knowledge that God will have the victory, eventually.
1 Peter 5:7 ~ "Cast all your care on him (God) because he cares for you."
