Much of our life is spent in intersections. It is here that life paths are selected that will affect us for a long time. It is here that one actually determines their future of happiness or frustration.
“You’re one happy man when you do what is right. They only cared about pleasing themselves in that desert. He gave them exactly what they asked for – but along with it they got an empty heart.” ~Psalms 106: 3,14,15
This scripture well defines the age-old intersections of the soul. This intersection looked the same for the people in God heading toward the promised land as it does for us today. Looking one way is the direction of ‘right’! When we consider that option we somehow ‘know it’ in the depths of our soul. Looking the other way is the option of ‘want’. This direction is so self-serving that it makes our heart lunge for it. One of the great lessons of humanity is studying all those before us who grabbed for the option of ‘want’. This verse not only reveal the intersection between ‘right’ and ‘want’, but it also reveals the emotional results that follow. The one who chooses ‘right’ ends up with a happy heart, while the one who chooses ‘want’ ends up with an empty heart. It’s an interesting side-effect. You’d think if we got what we wanted we’d be happy. Not so. I wonder how many people are holding an empty heart at night and don’t realize it is because they spent their days only PLEASING THEMSELVES? ~Verlon
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