Our ears, eyes, and hearts

Our ears should quickly listen to the voice of God,

but instead, we are quick to listen to human voices.

As a result, we are unable to make right choices based on God's wisdom and discernment.

This choice is precisely not 'receiving sound doctrine'

but having 'itching ears' and following teachers who cater to our own desires (2 Tim. 4:3).

We should incline our ears to sound doctrine.

We should listen to the voice of God.

Our eyes are not fixed on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith (Heb. 12:2).

Instead of looking to the Creator God who controls the storms of our lives,

we are fixated on the storms themselves.

As a result, we walk by sight, not by faith (2 Cor. 5:7).

We should look straight ahead with our eyes

and fix our gaze directly before the Lord as we walk (Prov. 4:25).

We are not guarding our hearts, the source of life, properly (v. 23).

We are not keeping God's word in our hearts (3:21).

As a result, we are losing vitality and even compromising our physical health (v. 22).

Above all else, we must guard our hearts diligently (4:23),

for it is the source of life (v. 23).