Proverbs 4:25 NIV
Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you.
Key #1 - Don’t take a Detour
Gal 5:7-8 MSG
You were running superbly! Who cut in on you, deflecting you from the true course of obedience? This detour doesn't come from the One who called you into the race in the first place.
Key #2 - Don’t get Tired
Galatians 6:9 NLT
So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.
Matthew 11:28 NLT
Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.
Key #3 - Don’t let down your Guard
1 Peter 5:8 NLT
Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.
Psalm 4:4 NLT
Don’t sin by letting anger control you. Think about it overnight and remain silent.
Key #4 - Don’t lose your Head
2 Kings 6:5-7 NLT
5 But as one of them was cutting a tree, his ax head fell into the river. “Oh, sir!” he cried. “It was a borrowed ax!” 6 “Where did it fall?” the man of God asked. When he showed him the place, Elisha cut a stick and threw it into the water at that spot. Then the ax head floated to the surface. 7 “Grab it,” Elisha said. And the man reached out and grabbed it.
