“Looks good to
me!” shouted Tex. “No way I won’t land in the water. This roof ain’t that
high.” He turned to his buddies with a confident grin. “Watch this!” Those
words were engraved on Tex's tombstone a few days later. It’s easy to see the
foolishness of some people’s choices, but not so easy to see our own. We may
not be jumping off four-story buildings, but we may be jumping into toxic relationships,
dangerous financial debt, or sexual sin with that same confident grin. And like
Tex’s fatal jump, it all leads away from the plan of God and eventually to
death: spiritual, emotional, or physical.
The Bible warns us
that there are always two roads before us. Always. With every breath, every
choice, we have the option of stepping off the path God designed for us because
there is another one that looks so inviting. We stop to gaze at its smooth
stones, shady trees, and beautiful flowers. We weigh its seduction against the
red flags in our conscience, then decide with Tex: “Looks good to me! No way I
won't end up where I want to be.” What we don’t realize is that Satan has laid
camouflaged traps all along this pathway. We won’t see them unless we study the
Map. The Bible is a road map that shows the location of most of Satan’s traps,
but if we don't bother to check, we don’t see them until it’s too late. Whenever we choose our paths based upon what
looks and feels right, we often forfeit the good plan God has for our lives. But
His word leads us to it.
How do you know you're on the right path?
Compare your life choices to God's word.
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