"Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell."
Proverbs 9:17-18
This is another good reminder about short-term thrills and long-term happiness. Doing things the wrong way can be temporarily satisfying, but never lasts long. Instead of trying to increase the amount or frequency of sin in order to get that same thrill, the vastly superior alternative is to turn around and return to the path of God. That is the only place where we can find true and lasting happiness... good feelings that are not ephemeral.
Another good point here, though it is sort of in the background, is that poor choices affect other people and lead to death and hell... nothing good. We're hurting ourselves and others when we ignore God's advice.
Today, let's look up and farther ahead and see the consequences of our actions coming for us like poison-drooling monsters ambushing us in the woods. Let's not try to slip by them thinking that the trail farther along is going to get better and clearer farther into the swamp. Let's turn around and run, reaching for the safety of God's path.
But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell."
Proverbs 9:17-18
This is another good reminder about short-term thrills and long-term happiness. Doing things the wrong way can be temporarily satisfying, but never lasts long. Instead of trying to increase the amount or frequency of sin in order to get that same thrill, the vastly superior alternative is to turn around and return to the path of God. That is the only place where we can find true and lasting happiness... good feelings that are not ephemeral.
Another good point here, though it is sort of in the background, is that poor choices affect other people and lead to death and hell... nothing good. We're hurting ourselves and others when we ignore God's advice.
Today, let's look up and farther ahead and see the consequences of our actions coming for us like poison-drooling monsters ambushing us in the woods. Let's not try to slip by them thinking that the trail farther along is going to get better and clearer farther into the swamp. Let's turn around and run, reaching for the safety of God's path.
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