I was up a little earlier than normal this morning so when I walked the dog we were the first ones to use the sidewalks. What difference does that make? I was the guy that caught all the spider webs that had been formed overnight hanging under the trees.
It was a gorgeous morning, the air was crisp but not cold, the sun was painting the sky with wonderful colors, then … yuck! A face full of sticky web. Later another caught my ear & wrapped around the back of my head as I ducked under a branch.
The consequences of living by “earthly” wisdom are a lot like that. You are going along just fine, feeling like you’ve got the world licked when suddenly you pick up an unwelcome result you didn’t see coming. For example, you didn’t plan on having a little lie exposed or getting pulled over after having a couple of beers or coming up short on money after indulging yourself at a department store. You had a lot of good reasons to do what you did, but it didn’t end well. It’s never right to do the wrong thing, even if you’ve gotten away with it before.