Fatal Distractions

 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
Proverbs 4:25

The designers of grocery stores are geniuses. The only place where you have to wait is normally in the checkout line. And there are plenty of distractions to keep your eyes busy. If you are young, there are candy and gum selections galore for spontaneous buying. If you are gullible, there are space aliens, tawdry celebrity stories or amazing flat abs in two days to tweak your interest while waiting. It is so easy to distract us that we fail to recognize our objective of paying for our groceries and moving on to our next errand. Simply, we are easily distracted from our task at hand.

So it is with our life. We truly have one task to focus on but we are easily distracted with relationships, careers and entertainment options. This is why Solomon recommends that we stay focused on the key aspect of life - following God's will. It is when we become distracted that we fail to follow Him. Perhaps we should put blinders on ourselves so that we are not fatally distracted!