This morning, while washing dishes, I glanced out the window and was surprised to see the biggest hawk I have ever seen on a large branch.  Usually, they go flying past the window, but this time he decided to stay a while.  

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While cleaning the kitchen, putting some cookies in the oven,  and packing them in boxes for a project,  I kept an eye on the hawk. It wasn’t just his size that kept drawing me to the window, but my curiosity about what he was hunting.  

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My chickens were in the coop so he couldn’t reach them. Squirrels played in a tree close by but he didn’t seem interested.  The hawk kept sitting there patiently turning his head from side to side. Occasionally, he would turn on the limb and face the window, ever watchful. He sat there for more than two hours.

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My mind went to a scripture 1Peter 5:8 NIV,  Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 

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The hawk was just looking for lunch. He was watching for any movement, possibly from a squirrel who was getting comfortable seeing the hawk in the tree for so long and no longer felt he needed to be careful.

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The devil however wants to destroy you.  He is waiting for you to get comfortable with him,  hanging around and no longer fear him. Waiting for a weakness, negligence, or complacency.

Like the hawk who had time to stay there, the devil has time to wait and watch.  He is in no hurry.

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I didn’t see the hawk catch anything. When I checked the last time he was gone but unlike the mouse, squirrel or other careless game we have weapons to battle the enemy.

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Ephesians 6:11 NIV,  Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. God provides our weapons and protection.

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Let us not get careless. Let us put on the armor of God and be watchful and alert.

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Lord, forgive me from being complacent. Help me be ever aware of the traps of the enemy and be ready to fight.