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Wholeworld Church of God August 17, 2008 Dear Friend, I would like to remind you and myself that life is a series of choices. I know that this is a simple subject that you all already know, but it is a truth that will help us all to have better and more productive lives. I am dealing with people all the time who have made some very serious mistakes in the conduct of their lives and continue to make the same mistakes over and over. It is sad to see others go through repetitive trials when only they can change their lives. Making the right choices is being mature. Young people seem to think that making the same choices reflected in the way of our society will bring happiness. It never does! Wrong choices bring wrong results. There is a saying, “Making the wrong choices over and over is insanity.” It isn’t really; it is just leaning to your own understanding and not growing in wisdom. Proverbs 3:5-6 shows that trusting in God’s wisdom brings the good life, and trusting your own wisdom can bring sorrows. We had a young lady who was associated with us, and recently she decided to go to one of the other larger organizations. In a short period of time, she was in prison. One act of living the old life can bring disaster into one’s life. She grew up in the church, wanted to return after many years of living the world’s way, fellowshipped with us for over a year and then one mistake and she was back in prison. What a sad way of life! God asks us to do one thing––that is to make choices. He gives us the Laws to a happy life. Then it is our choice whether to follow His Laws or do it our way. (Deut 30:19-20) He sets before us the paths to living life to the fullest, or we can choose to live a life of misery, unhappiness and pain. Our choice! We must choose the path to a happy, full and joyous life under His direction or go our own way into the miseries of this world. Our choice! No one can make those choices for us. God wants us to choose our path through life. Joshua realized that when he told the Israelites that they had a choice to make as he had already made his choice to follow the way of a happy life. (Josh 24:14-15) “But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD." Joshua’s words should ring in our ears as these days of the deterioration of our society leads more and more into the lifestyles of Sodom and Gomorrah and the sins of the society in the days of Noah. It is all a matter of choosing the best path to a happy life. So many today make the same mistakes over and over. Wrong choices bring wrong results. Right choices bring right results. I learned that lesson over forty years ago the hard way. It is so simple, but so hard, for human nature to see that. If someone thinks he knows more than God he is gravely mistaken. God’s wisdom exceeds man’s wisdom by light years. James 3:17-18 says it all “But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.” I thank God everyday for you all that believe the Word of God and have that peace that brings righteousness and joy to the others by showing the love of God in all that you do. Thank you for being true to the Word of God and not only talking about it as so many do, but also living the Word in truth and love. In the service of Christ,
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