Here is tonight’s thought trail from Scripture:
If I speak in the tongues[a] of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast,[b] but do not have love, I gain nothing.
4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8 Love never fails. 1 Cor. 13:1-8
Lillie-Put 
You have no idea how your questions hit home with me tonight, Pastor J! I write this through tears that no matter how hard I try as a mother sometimes I cannot protect my son from influences of this world. And so I pray for more strength to keep my yes a yes and my no a no!
You are so right Deb. Here is a post I wrote about the protection of God a while ago. Maybe it will help.
https://josephelonlillie.com/2013/04/20/pastor-wrinkles-ferocious-pt-7/
Thank you!!!