2333) People who choose to be lifeguards have my respect. I don’t think I could spend hours watching for a disaster.

To be ready at any moment, at any minute, at any second and then, when someone struggles in the water, to leap for action.

When Paul tells us in Philippians 4:7 that God’s peace  — beyond human comprehension  — is given, it’s in the package of guarding like a lifeguard.

The word guard in the Greek is phroureó, which means to be a watcher in advance of trouble. (biblehub.com).

God plans what we need ahead of time so when difficulties arise, we’ll be in a much better position to cope.