Straight

He put their feet on a straight path.

 - From Psalm 107

From a life of working with all ages, and all types of people, I have seen the problem of distraction, over and over again. We are all subject to it, at some point.

And yet, people that we would call successful, would attribute focus and hard work as being responsible for their success. We know that if we just focus, we will do better. Then, why do we let ourselves get distracted so easily?

A volume of research might be put together, demonstrating the linkage of distraction, to sin.

If we could just stay on a straight path, we would get to our destination sooner. And we would not let ourselves be taken down a wrong road, by snares along the way. And roads are "wrong," because they can lead us to physical, moral, and spiritual harm.

According to the Psalmist, the key must be that we cannot walk the straight path on our own strength. We need God to put our feet on it. He has to place us there. We can't do it ourselves.

We make excuses for our distractions: "This will be more fun." " I can afford to do this for a while." "I deserve this." "It's how I was made." "Everybody deserves to be happy." Etc., etc. 

We know better than God. 

For one week, start each day with the prayer "God, set me on a straight path." And see what happens.