Let Your Eyes Look Straight Ahead

Proverbs 4:25 – Let your eyes look forward; fix your gaze straight ahead.

One of the principles teachings of the Bible is that of focus. A man’s role in life involves a degree of focus. It is important whether we can focus on the task at hand, attend to our work, and shut out the superfluous matters of life.

When we begin looking side to side and forgetting to look ahead, we easily get off track. The body goes where the eyes gaze. The head and body both follow the eyes. therefore, whatever you look at and focus on will be your destination.

It makes sense, then, to focus our eyes on things that matter, or as the Bible says “Let your eyes look straight ahead”.

Orient your eyes to the place you want to go. If you are not sure where you want to go, then you have some introspection to do.

You will head towards that destination that you follow with your eyes. Do not waste time looking to the left and the right because you are not going that way. Do not look back because you are not walking into the past. But rather look straight ahead so you can begin to make progress towards your goals.

Completely contained in this brief passage of scripture is the all-important idea of focus. There is no need to write about it for days, its simplicity does the talking for it.

Do not get taken off track and distracted by the things that do not matter. Focus and cut everything superfluous. Serve God honorably and live simply.