The answer
By distracted he means not to be deceived by the glamour of this earthly life, and thus forget about our walk with God which leads to eternal life.To be living in godliness with the Lord is not acceptable to the devil who will do his best to make us deviate from this path. Sometimes he succeeds in distracting us, but a wise person will realize this quickly and returns to the right path. This is a continuous struggle in life for St. Paul says, "For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places" (Eph 6:12). However, God gives us the means by which we can fight back (Eph 6:13-18).
Answered by His Eminence Metropolitan Youssef (opens in a new tab)