One sign of spiritual maturity is the value placed on the future. When you are in a tight spot, and need to make a decision, placing value on how that decision will affect your future should be considered. Living for the “now” only is a sure sign if immaturity. Quick gratification doesn’t apply the type of discernment God calls for us to use in our decision-making. This instant gratification trumping long-term concern is what has gotten America in the predicament She’s currently in. Simply stated, having no regard for the future isn’t Biblical.
9 She defiled herself with immorality and gave no thought to her future.Now she lies in the gutter with no one to lift her out. “Lord, see my misery,” she cries. “The enemy has triumphed.”
Lamentations 1:9
An Ordinary Man's Pursuit of the Extraordinary God of the Bible. These are daily insights from reading the Bible from cover to cover yearly. It is intended to point others to the Truth, and inspire people to pursue the God of the Bible individually.
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