A Classic Case of Human Nature
We see what we want to see and ignore all the red flags. When you want something to work out so badly that you overlook potential dangers to make it happen. You discount the inner checks that tell you not to proceed. You might even hear a friend’s voice behind you say, “Go left not right.” Ach, if only you’d registered their words, listened, and gone left then you might not have experienced the drama, distraction, or frustration that erupted. And while God often protects us from greater danger even when we do make the wrong choice or bullheadedly push our will our way, we might not come out of it without some suffering. I’ve been pondering lately on choices. The many times when I’ve done just that. I saw what I wanted to see and ignored the flaming flags warning me this isn’t the right thing, the right situation, the right choice for me. Yet before I know it, I’m involved. Or things get complicated the longer I don’t deal with something I know is less than ideal. When the ...