Straying

Proverbs 7 warns against sexual temptation, but one verse in it diagnoses every temptation we face: “Let not your heart turn aside… do not stray.” In this episode, Blake unpacks two words — heart and stray — to show how temptation actually gets its grip: not on a heart marching into sin, but on one that has quietly drifted from being satisfied in God.Anchored in Proverbs 7:25 and Psalm 107, this teaching devotional traces the pattern of the wandering heart — restless, empty, hunting to fill a void — and the way home: not clenched willpower, but a cry to the Lord who leads wanderers back. It closes with grace for when you fall: no penance to earn, just turn, confess, and let Him satisfy the thirst until the old paths lose their pull.Follow Before the Lord on Facebook (@BeforeTheLord) and Instagram (@beforethelorddevo). Get devotionals delivered to your inbox at blakescrawford.com/sign-up, or listen anytime at blakescrawford.com/listen. Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, and iHeart.