WHY IS IT SO HARD TO MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICES?
Someone has pointed out that life seems to be arranged backwards. We are called upon to make our most important choices at a time when we have the least amount of experience to guide us. Because of this, we so frequently hear expressions of regret like, “If only I had known”, “If I had it to do over again”, etc. But it is this very quality of life which reveals the inability of man to handle life by himself. It is a wise person, indeed, who learns this lesson early and gives heed to the Biblical admonition, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.” (Prov. 3:5-6) We understand that man cannot lean upon his own understanding. “I know, O LORD, that a man’s life is not his own; it is not for man to direct his steps” (Jer 10:23). We do not know what the future holds so there is no way that we can make intelligent decisions without God’s guidance. Lot had a hard time accepting the will
