In May my wife and I spent a Saturday driving around New York City showing our son where we used to hang out. After lunch we found a parking ticket on our car. I was perplexed since we weren't parked very long. We read the ticket and discovered I parked too close to a fire hydrant. I had seen the hydrant but thought I was far enough away. I paced it off, convinced the ticket was wrong, but it wasn't. My ignorance cost me $115.
Consequential adversity is when something adverse happens to us as a result of our own actions. It’s common to blame God, Satan and others for what is only our fault. Let’s examine the different causes of consequential adversity, what effects they have upon us and what our response to them should be.
Each of these have consequences that flow naturally from our actions.
A WARNING ABOUT HIDDEN SINS: If you haven’t yet paid the consequences for your actions, you’d better wise up. God has been gracious to you, but at some point your actions will catch up with you! 2 Peter 3:9
If you are walking in righteousness and no one seems to notice, God does. Keep it up! Daniel 12:3; Matthew 13:43; Hosea 10:12
What have you learned about the consequences of your actions? How have you learned to avoid them? Please leave a question or comment below.
Someone attacked our website with malware. What it Satan’s fault? Or did God hack our website? Crazy question? Read to find out.
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This is the second in a series of short stories in which I take the biblical account of Christmas and weave in details as I imagine they happened. In this story I imagine what Mary may have written if she kept a diary. The Bible is inspired by God, my writing is not. I hope
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Are You Heading in the Right Direction? If you wonder, “Am I heading in the right direction?” you’re not alone. It’s a different way to ask, “Is this God’s will for me?” We ask this about many life decisions. Should IContinue in a relationship?Get married?Change careers?Move?Buy a house or rent?Find a new or better job?Have
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