Don’t
you sometimes wish there were “do overs” in life. There are more than a few
things in my life that I wish I had the opportunity to not do. How many of
life’s ouchies are followed by the
words “it seemed like a good idea at the time”?
I
came across the following quote at some point in time:
“If the whole human race lay in one
grave, the epitaph on its headstone might well be: "It seemed a good idea
at the time." (Dame Rebecca West, Irish-born author and journalist,
1892-1983)
Wow,
is that true or what! There are so many things in life that seem ok to us, that
would seemingly cause no real harm, yet God says that our unguided ideas are going to get
us in trouble.
We
find it easy to admit that children need guidance to keep them from trouble,
but we would like to think that as adults we are intelligent enough and have
enough common sense and wisdom to make right decisions based upon what we believe to be right
and wrong.
God
says that human wisdom is faulty. It is distorted by our natural perception,
which is not based upon God’s perception. We need someone wiser than us, who
knows the end form the beginning, to guide us. I lived a lot of my life without
God’s guidance, doing what seemed right to me...I was wrong. Our basic nature is
self seeking and denies God His rightful place. We can make our plans, scheme,
connive, and do everything we think is right and still die separated from God.
The
beginning of wisdom is the fear of the Lord, the recognizing and giving to God
His rightful place. We must realize that our human wisdom is faulty and we need
the mind of Christ to guide us. True life is only found through Jesus Christ. Every
way that seems right to man will lead only to death. There is only one way and
that is God’s way.
I
have now lived a lot of my life with God’s guidance, choosing His way over my
way. That has worked a LOT better…
