Beware the Bitterness of Backsliding

Beware the Bitterness of Backsliding
Part 4
• If you sin and lightning doesn’t strike you, don’t let
the devil fool you. Transgressions do come back to
haunt you. Maybe not that moment, or that day, but
we often pay in much pain and suffering. I wonder
sometimes why we even contemplate sin, knowing
the devastating after effects. Perhaps in our pride we
think we’re above the law? Above consequences?
The exception to the rules? I did, for a little while,
until I learned otherwise.
• Don’t speak or act hastily.
• Have accountability partners – people who sit with
you as you read and write emails, or even sitting in
the room with you while you speak on the phone, so
that nothing is secretive or sinful between your suitor
and you.
• Don’t be afraid to ask questions of him and those
who know him.
• Tears and sadness are normal after a breakup. But
they don’t mean that you should get back together.
• Don’t sell out, cheapening yourself, requiring no
change in order to have you.
• Weigh all options. Write them down. Discuss them
with a trusted confidant. Write out the possible
consequences of each one.
• Let distance protect you. Communicate electronically
for a time, so chemistry doesn’t blind you.
• Speak convictions out loud to yourself so you HEAR
them and are more inclined to follow them.
• Think long term. Consider the future. Things like: