"Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long.
For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way."
Proverbs 23:17-19
I like the idea that we shouldn't be envying sinners. I think we do sometimes, thinking that evil seems more fun, or gets us ahead, or fulfils our heart's desire, or whatever it is... which brings us to the next point, that sometimes we need to guide our hearts in the way, because they don't always get how treacherous evil is, and how it is never, ever worth it in the end, no matter how lovely it might look on the surface. Like a perfectly-iced cake made of dirt, the image and the reality are going to mismatch badly when we get past that initial emotional barrier.
Today, let's turn our hearts towards the Lord, who keeps his promises and gives us much more beauty, goodness, perfection, and joy than we can even comprehend right now. With him our high expectations will not only be met, but blown away. Kind of like expecting a perfectly iced cake, and getting free dessert for life. :) Let's not trust the lies of evil, but trust in the truth of the Good.
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