will distract us from god, frighten us, or worse lead us away from god and into danger. some will be obvious, but others more subtle – and just as i hope i’m teaching t to stay well back rather than find the closest place to the edge of the curb that she can stand and still obey the rule to stop, i hope we can teach through words and example, to stay really close to jesus rather than wondering how far away from him we can explore and still be safe in his hands. 