O Be Careful Little Eyes

We are in an ongoing battle for our lives from the moment our feet touch the floor.  Temptations come in all shapes and sizes.  Undoubtedly, if you have a brain you will be tempted in some way each and every day. After all, we are only human.

One primary lure of temptation seems to be our eyes.  Perhaps Adam and Eve would never have been tempted had they not looked upon the forbidden fruit and seen its loveliness; Had David not seen the beauty of Bathsheba he might have never been tempted to sin and had Lot’s wife not looked back at Sodom she would have lived.  Maybe that is the reason why we teach our children at a young age the song, O Be Careful Little Eyes.  There is no escape or is there?

One giant step toward conquering temptation is to cast our eyes upward and decide God is no longer a part of our lives, but He is our life!   "The Lord is the stronghold of my life" (Psalms 27:1). "In Him was life" (John 1:4).  "I am the bread of life" (John 6:35).  "I no longer live, but Christ lives in me" (Gal. 2:20).  Secondly, we must put on the full armor of God (Ephesians  6).  When fitted with the armor of God, we will be in command of our thoughts when we see those thing that entice us to choose evil.  Paul talks of the shield of faith guarding us against the flaming arrows of the evil one (Eph. 6:16).

Pray. It gives us strength in the face of temptation (Luke 22:40).  The word promises us that prayer will deliver us from temptation.  In Matthew chapter four Christ Himself showed us how to battle temptation.  Because Christ experienced human temptation, he stands ready to help us when we are tempted (Heb.  4:14-16). God created us in such a way that no one but God can fully satisfy our longings.  He knows all the temptations of our heart.  He not only shows us what is right through His word, but He gives us the strength to resist temptations.  For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out (Romans 7: 18). But in You I have the power I need (Romans 8).

Believe even when you do not feel.  Know even when you do not see because the One who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world…. And
O be careful little eyes what you see   

O be careful little eyes what you see 

There’s a father up above 

And He’s looking down in love  

So, be careful little eyes what you see

Lord, help me to be ready so that any moment I can stand against the enemy and the temptations hurled at me daily.  Give us courage, discernment, and wisdom to stay close to you in the midst of the battle.

Carla Henson 

Tuscola, Texas