“Take time for all things:
great haste makes great waste.” -Benjamin Franklin
One day Esau arrived home from a
trip very hungry. He asked his younger
brother Jacob for food, and Jacob proposed that Esau swap his birthright for Jacob’s
lentil soup. (In the olden days, the
father’s wealth went to the first-born.)
Esau hastily replied, “What good is my birthright if I die of
starvation.” Esau swore away his
birthright and scarfed down the lentil soup. At face value, Esau is an unfortunate character that made a
big decision at a bad time. However, I’d contend that there’s a deeper lesson for us
to learn: selling out our long-term futures for momentary pleasures will never truly satisfy us. Let’s
resolve that before we make big decisions, we prayerfully ask, “How will
I feel about this decision ten years from now?" God will give you wisdom to make every one of your
decisions.
He that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly (Proverbs 14:29, KJV).
He that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly (Proverbs 14:29, KJV).
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