Keep your eyes on Jesus: Don’t get sidetracked

Proverbs 4:25-27 | Look straight ahead, and fix your eyes on what lies before you. Mark out a straight path for your feet; stay on the safe path. Don’t get sidetracked; keep your feet from following evil.

• Why does Proverbs 4 warn God’s followers to stay on the straight path without getting distracted? What do our feet run to when we take our eyes of Jesus? 

• What are some things that sidetrack or distract you so that your attention is taken off Jesus?

• How can you guard against these distractions? 

• Can any of these distractions be removed from your life?

• Are you putting Proverbs 4:25-27 into practice? In what ways or why not? What could you do to live out these verses better?