A few weeks ago, Amanda and I took our first real trip together since having kids. Texas. Perfect weather. No schedules. No interruptions from the boys. Just us — talking, laughing, and enjoying our time away.
At one point in the trip, we were cruising down a San Antonio highway on our way to a boot store when Amanda suddenly yelled, “WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?”
I snapped out of a daze… and realized I had literally stopped driving. In the middle of the highway.
Why? Because I was distracted — by the conversation, by the scenery… and honestly, by how pretty she looked with the Texas sun hitting her.
We laughed later, but it shook me. One moment of distraction could’ve ruined everything.
And here’s the truth: it doesn’t take much to drift off course.
The #1 cause of car accidents isn’t speeding, drunk driving, or reckless drivers.
It’s distraction. A glance at your phone. A look back at the kids. One moment — and suddenly you’re in a ditch.
Spiritually, it works the same way.
The enemy rarely shows up with force, fangs, and fire. He shows up crafty — like the serpent in Genesis 3. Not powerful. Not dramatic. Just subtle enough to shift your eyes a few inches off God.
“Did God really say…?”
“Don’t you deserve this?”
“Is He holding out on you?”
Eve didn’t fall because she was evil.
She fell because she was distracted.
And before we judge her too harshly… isn’t that the story of every downfall?
David on a rooftop.
Peter looking at waves.
Martha in the kitchen.
Judas counting coins.
Most people don’t plan to ruin their marriage, blow up their integrity, or wander away from faith — they just get distracted long enough for their heart to follow their eyes.
The fall of mankind didn’t start with rebellion.
It started with distraction.
But here’s the good news: what distraction breaks, devotion restores.
Scripture says, “I keep my eyes always on the Lord” (Psalm 16:8).
Victory starts where your focus lands.
So this week, what if you…
• reached for your Bible before your phone?
• created five minutes of silence before you created more noise?
• looked at Jesus instead of everything else pulling at you?
Because the enemy doesn’t need to destroy you — he just needs to distract you.
And the way back is simple:
Lift your eyes. Refocus. Recenter. Jesus is better.
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