Navigating through life's trials resembles a motorcycle trapped in a rut, causing us to momentarily lose focus. Likewise, it takes immense focus to keep our minds concentrated on God's purpose for us. Satan loves it when we take our minds off from God. Controlling thoughts requires intense work, requiring our entire mind and intellect, which constitute our heart. After our parents consumed the forbidden fruit, we see our hearts (inner core, mind) are thoroughly deceitful. Sin starts in the mind, which God evaluates and observes continually. If we seek God with all our heart, He will find us. When we stop searching for Him, we get into a rut, forgetting that He has control of our lives. When we have severe health or financial trials, we can experience a divided mind, exercising a puny faith. Does God find us willing to surrender to Him in all circumstances? There are times when it seems God is slow in answering our frantic prayers, but our greatest need is not more miracles, but more faith. If we serve God with a divided mind, we will lose faith. If we seek first God's kingdom and His will for us, all our physical needs will be supplied. Satan continually throws fiery darts attempting to undermine our faith. The antidote to faithlessness is to surrender to God's will, allowing patience to prove our faith.