"By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter;
Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;
Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward."
Hebrews 11:24-26
I like the idea here of seeing God as the right choice even when other choices seem better/happier. I definitely don't think that God wants us to always choose affliction or reproach, but sometimes those things do comes, and if we are putting God first, maybe those things don't even matter as much as they would normally, because we have confidence that better is coming.
Today, let's let our faith be stronger than our negative experiences. Let's have faith in Christ that his path is the right way, and that it still leads to more overall happiness, even when we have to let go of a choice that seems temporarily more fun.
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