Eyes Forward - Proverbs 4:25-27

Let your eyes look straight ahead;
fix your gaze directly before you.
Give careful thought to the^[c] paths for your feet
and be steadfast in all your ways.
Do not turn to the right or the left;
keep your foot from evil. (Proverbs 4:25-27)

Dear Father,

Scripture tells us to fix our eyes on Jesus and to aim for perfection. You obviously know that we will be unsuccessful with this and that our salvation is not dependent on it. But you do know that having spiritual goals is important to keep us from straying off the path into deep sin. I pray that these little ones develop an overarching spiritual goal for their lives to make a difference in the world for the cause of the Kingdom. I pray that they understand that this is best done one person at a time and that they set as their goal in life to touch as many people as possible with your love. I pray also that they develop specific goals for how best to accomplish their overarching goal - to have a vision of exactly how and where they will choose to have that impact. I pray that it is you that gives each of them that vision, that calling and that you open their hearts to receive your calling. I then pray that they pursue that calling will all of their might, setting their eyes and fixing their gaze on that path, giving careful thought to that path, being steadfast and strong as they walk that path with the strength that you provide them, turning neither to the left nor the right, as you protect them from falling into temptation so that they do not destroy the work you have accomplished through them.

Amen