What we allow before our eyes shapes how we think, respond, and choose.

Long before consequences appear, minds are being trained. In Setting No Wicked Thing Before My Eyes, Eld Joel Latimore Jr. examines how constant exposure to violence, media, and ungodly influence quietly forms beliefs, reactions, and identity-often without awareness or guidance.

Rooted in Scripture, this book explores how the eyes, ears, and mouth function as powerful gateways into the heart and mind. It explains how repeated exposure becomes agreement, how influence becomes instruction, and how unguarded inputs shape direction long before a decision is ever made.

Written with clarity and compassion, this work speaks directly to youth navigating a culture that normalizes chaos while offering little accountability or protection. It does not excuse wrongdoing, nor does it condemn. Instead, it reveals how influence works-and how wisdom, restraint, and discernment can redirect a life.

This book is a call to awareness, responsibility, and hope for anyone willing to guard what God is rebuilding.