The logical progression of things...I have said those words to others repeatedly this year in order to emphasize how often we make decisions and turns without really thinking things through. For many it's about what might be easier or more fun at the moment, what might feel good, or whatever. I see this play out in the way people relate with their spouses at the long-term expense of their marraige, with the way parents parent their children or put better, parents don't parent but instead do what is easiest at the moment so their child will stop acting up or begging for something or whatever. Essentially training this child to act accordingly with greater frequency to get what they want. I see this with young people choosing to do things they shouldn't be doing or lying to their parents or....the list goes on.
We really are such an instant gratification society. We have to have it now. We have to feel good now at the expense of tomorrow. The amount of debt the average individual is in is quite an example. Act now and worry about the other stuff later. But do we? Or do we instead just let it all fall apart bit by bit? Once we choose foolishly the first time doesn't it make it easier to do it the next? Sin is like that really. Our hearts grow hard and our minds grow dull until it all just gets way too bad.
I'm thinking that if we were made for eternity our decisions and actions should reflect that.
What do you think?
1 comment:
Yep! I love "once we choose foolishly..." Isn't it Casting Crowns new song that says "it's a slow fade, when you give yourself away. It's a slow fade when black and white are turned to gray..."
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