Today in church I taught a lesson about agency to some wonderful 12-13 year old girls. We discussed how we always have choices to make. You can't avoid making choices; you also can't avoid the consequences of the choices that you make. Not all consequences are bad. I think we tend to hear the term consequence and put a negative conotation on it. My husband said that it's because it starts with con, but if it started with pro (prosequences) we'd look at it in a positive light. That just made me roll my eyes and laugh. He has a point though.
I do have to say that I am grateful that in my life I chose early to make certain decisions - to not drink alcohol, to not smoke, to not do drugs, to not swear, to wait until I was married to have sex. When the time came when those things came up I had already made my choice. I knew what my answer would be before the question was asked. We can't always see the consequence of our choices immediately, but often we can. I knew that by choosing to make these decisions early my life would be easier. I didn't have that temptation to experiment with things that would be bad for my body. It's made me think about what I'm saying. It was never hard to say no to those things as the decision was already made. I had wonderful friends who, even though they may have chosen to do some of those things themselves, helped me stick to my choices.
We all have to make choices and live with the consequences of those choices. So always take a moment to stop and think about the consequence of your actions. The consequences of your words. The consequence of your choice.
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