Philippians 4:6-8 KJV  (6)Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.  (7) And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus., (8) Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

There is a song that children often learn in Sunday school.  It goes, “Be careful little eyes what you see, be careful little eyes what you see, for the Father, up above is looking down in love. So be careful little eyes what you see.”  It goes on with ears what you hear, tongues what you say, hands what you do, feet where you go, heart whom you trust and mind what you think.

This is amazing advice that adults should follow. We need to be ever-vigilant to guard ourselves against the enemy.  He is waiting to destroy us and try to use our human emotions and reasoning against us. He will show us shiny things to lure us away from doing the right thing. Our eyes can see things that create emotional responses that get our minds to question the right path. If we don’t guard our eyes.  We need to ask God to give us spiritual eyes so that we can see the things of him.

Satan is the father of lies.  He will come whispering things that sound so close to the truth that many are deceived.  We need to ask God for us to be able to hear with spiritual ears what he wants for our lives. Proverbs 4:20:21 KJV  My son, attend to my words; Incline thine ear unto my sayings. (21) Let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep them in the midst of thine heart.,

I have often warned about the words we say out of our mouths, they can be a blessing or a curse to our lives.  We need to be ever-vigilant about the negative words we say. I am not even speaking about gossip, although most of us know how God feels about gossip. Our words have the power to transform our lives and the lives of others.

We need to keep our hands busy doing the things we should do to build the kingdom.  Having loving hands to carry a meal to a family in sickness or grief. Mowing a sick neighbor’s grass, anything that can show God’s love to someone.

Our feet are to carry the gospel of Jesus Christ to the lost of this world.  We don’t have time to be going to places where God cannot be found. It is easy to get into trouble when our feet go where they don’t belong. Proverbs 4:26 KJV  Ponder the path of thy feet, And let all thy ways be established.

The battle starts in the mind.  The things we see, and hear, will cause us to speak, do and go places.  If we don’t keep a guard on our mind lust will draw our hearts away from God and allow us to speak, do and go where we do not belong, falling into sin.

James 1:12-15 12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. 13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: 14 but every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. 15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

We are wise to teach children that information in a song. It is harder to forget. We are even wiser to use the advice in the song as a guide for our adult life.  Make no mistake, God is there to help us guard our hearts and minds.  We just have to lean on Him and build our relationship.  If we have a relationship with Him, we will want to please Him.  That gives us strength and incentive to guard our lives against all the ways the enemy can attack.

BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS

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