My computer has been playing up and causing me much frustration. One day it would behave itself, and I would give a sigh of relief….”Ah, it’s come right”, I would think and then the next day it would be back to its old tricks again. Even my fix-it man didn’t seem to be able to get anywhere with it. So I bit the bullet and replaced it with a new one.
It reminded me of how frustrating we must be to God (if indeed He could ever feel that way!) when we don’t operate as He wants us to. Yet He doesn’t get rid of us, He just works patiently with us until we wake up and realise that the troubles we are in, are all of our own making. How thankful we can be that the Lord is always there to forgive when we come to Him in contrition and confession! He will never throw us out, although we may have to pay in this life for our foolish actions, We should always remember that our choices have consequences which we may not like, and which we often have to live with for the rest of our lives.
My old computer probably didn’t like being thrown into the dump out in the weather, but that was the end result of it. Just remember the next time you are being tempted by something that seems exciting and desirable, that the end result is only likely to bring tears and regrets. It is better to be safe than sorry about some of these choices that face us as we travel down life’s highway!
