Frustration.

It never ceases to amaze me how, when I invest so much time into trying to help someone (giving them good, solid advice), they still choose to ignore it and continue wallowing in the filth of their situation. There's clearly a way out, and I'm not the only one who's given them this same advice, but they keep going back. It's frustrating to say the least.

As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly. - Proverbs 26:11

Then, I think how guilty we all are of that...

God gives us good, solid advice and we ignore it. You feel it in your gut. You read it in a passage of scripture. You hear a sermon that feels as though it was written just for you. The Godly people in your life tell you what's up. Yet, whether because of immaturity or stubbornness (or both), we choose to take our own route. Without fail, 100% of the time, it ends up being a much longer and more painful ordeal than it should have been.

If only we had listened...

If only I had listened...

I can think of many instances, even within the past two years, where I should have listened... But it's all a part of growing up.

Where we fail is when we "learn our lessons," and yet continue to return to the same situation.

"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." - Albert Einstein.

This closing thought is for me above all else... take what you want from it:

Stop the insanity. Grow up, and listen to God. He will never steer you wrong.

-KW