Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet
John told us that if we are of God, we keep ourselves and the wicked one does not touch us. I Jn. 5
One way we "keep ourselves" is through the knowledge of God.
We read the Bible and as we read the Bible we see the manifestation of God and we come to know what God will do and what God will not do.
We have experience with God and over and over we see the working of God in our lives and by this we know God.
Antichrist tries to bring thoughts to us which exalt himself and even cause us to try to exalt ourselves.
But because of the "knowledge of God" we know those things brought by antichrist and the flesh of man are not of God.
It is good to think on that which God has done. By this we enlarge our concept of God and our concept of the knowledge of God.
For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: 4(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) 5Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; II Cor. 10
One thing we need to know is this: If we are trying to be something, to exalt ourselves, we open the door for Satan to move into our lives. And it is amazing how fast the devil can take over when we do this.
But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. 15This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. 16For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. James 3
So instead of trying to be something, we need to do what Paul said as follows:
Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 6Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: 7But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, Phil 2
We make a deliberate effort to make ourselves of no reputation. We keep in mind that our goal is to serve God.
This helps greatly in "keeping ourselves".
I Jn. 5:18 ... he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.
Other things we do to "keep ourselves" are as follows:
Phil. 3 ... Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, 14I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. 15Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded.
Prov. 3 ... In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. 7Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
Mt. 6 ...But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
34Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.