Keep your heart with all diligence,
For out of it spring the issues of life.
Put away from you a deceitful mouth,
And put perverse lips far from you.
Let your eyes look straight ahead,
And your eyelids look right before you.
Ponder the path of your feet,
And let all your ways be established.
Do not turn to the right or the left;
Remove your foot from evil.
Proverbs 4:23-27
For out of it spring the issues of life.
Put away from you a deceitful mouth,
And put perverse lips far from you.
Let your eyes look straight ahead,
And your eyelids look right before you.
Ponder the path of your feet,
And let all your ways be established.
Do not turn to the right or the left;
Remove your foot from evil.
Proverbs 4:23-27
Lord Jesus, I thank You that You have shown me the grace by being patient long enough with me that I should respond, in due time, to Your continuous call for holiness. How often have I veered to the left or turned to the right towards something that seemed so attractive at the time? Should I have only known that what I sought led to my death and destruction, should I have known. Though I did know, and I listened to the father of lies still more. But as my sin abounded, grace abounded much more (Romans 5:20), and more and more, my Lord, until it was Your kindness that led me to repentance. Yes your kindness, even in the way You chastened me, for even Your chastening is by Your love (Proverbs 4:12). Praise be to You sweet Jesus, who will leave all You have to find Your lost sheep who has left the path of understanding. Lord fix my eyes upon you, and guide me down the path of understanding and wisdom, lead my heart in the direction of Your life and transform me by renewing my mind and spirit. I see even now in my life how easily I am distracted by the very thing that is most harmful to me at this time, the sexual body of females. How swift my eyes are prone to wander and my heart to lose its focus. I know I am not ready for a relationship that is even able to make an attempt at blessing and honoring you, so I dare to stay away. Yet I see temptation where ever I look, guide my eyes to be fixed directly in front of me that I may look only to you and praise you with an honest worship. It is the integrity of an upright life that I desire to honor you with. I have full faith knowing, that You who have begun a good work in me will complete it (Phil 2:6). Amen.
