Trapped

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  Keep me from the trap that they have laid for me and from the snares of evildoers! Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by safely. Psalms 141:9–10 ESV
  
  A simple but very effective trap that has been used through the ages is the pit trap. Hunters dig a deep pit and place sharpened sticks in the bottom of it. They cover it with foliage and place something tantalizing in the center to lure the prey to it. When the prey goes after the bait, they fall into the pit and are caught. You could say they hit rock bottom.
  
  While we are busy trying to live a Christian life, the enemy is busy digging pits for us. he tries to place tantalizing treats before us and when we fall for it, he will expose us and then draw as much attention to our failure as possible. Fallen Christians being laughed at by the world are the devil's delight. Broken homes, broken people, and various addictions all started here. Then when people fall, they often become trapped in an endless loop and just cannot seem to get out of it.
  
  Maintain a healthy balance in your life. When you start feeling those little warnings from the Holy Spirit, back away. Will the Lord let you fall into a trap? Apparently, because we get there by following our own lusts and desires, not His. David prayed for the Lord to keep him from the traps of His enemies (Ps 141:9). Jesus told us in the model prayer, “And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one” (Matthew 6:13). Be watchful of the tantalizing treats in your path today, and if you have already fallen, know that the Lord can still lead you out of it. It is not over yet.