Like most racing titles, winning a race in Mario Kart requires us to keep our eyes completely fixed on what we are heading towards… a quick glance in the wrong direction can provide the exact opening our adversaries are waiting for so they can knock us off course and zoom ahead of us. Navigating all of the twists and turns each course contains requires precision, and just one momentary lapse in judgment can result in our cart veering wildly off of the course. Tracks like the Rainbow Road pack plenty of difficulty and permit very little room for error already… while there will always be distractions that entice us to take a second look, this narrow road requires discipline to keep our eyes locked on the prize.

What we consciously choose to consume with our eyes has an impact on how we run our race. As King David learned the hard way, his decision to passively observe something he shouldn’t have watched led to actions he would’ve never imagined… as well as consequences that changed multiple lives forever. Let’s be mindful of what our eyes are permitted to absorb and submit every thought to the Lordship of Christ today… where we allow our eyes to wander, our hearts and our actions will soon follow.

I have made a covenant with my eyes. Job 31:1a

The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. Matthew 6:22-23a

Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith. Hebrews 12:1b-2a

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