Mat 10:16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
Living right in the midst of a wicked and godless society is difficult. It is also dangerous. We are to be alert to danger and aware of what is going on around us. We are to be wise, not gullible, not uninformed. But we are also to be harmless, to not develop a fighting spirit, to not become bitter. Evil and wickedness around us can cause us to become hard and harsh; don’t let it happen. Don’t let the wickedness around us cause us to fail to be what we ought to be.