Israel asked for a king. The Lord granted their request. He sent thunder and rain to destroy their wheat harvest, so that they would perceive their wickedness. In 1 Samuel 12:20 Samuel said, “…Do not fear. You have done all this wickedness; yet do not turn aside from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart.”

Verse 21 says, “And do not turn aside; for then you would go after empty things which cannot profit or deliver, for they are nothing.” We get derailed when we look to man. Psalm 1:1 says, “Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly…”

Jeremiah 17:7 says, “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope is the Lord.” Keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, will help us walk in a straight path. Fixed means that no outside distractions can pull us off course.