I wish God hadn't given man the power of choice because oftentimes, man lacks the knowledge of what's right and therefore go for the worse things of life. Life can be very easy and enjoyable when we take the right decisions. The choice we make today will determine how far we'll go in life.
When younger we make various choices without the future in mind. Sometimes those choices bite us in our mid-life. Some of this choices become unfavorable in the long run and might be irreparable. They are choices such as:
Marrying the wrong person
Before you get married,check your motives for marrying. Don't marry to copy your peers, or for social standards or out of pressure. Marry for love and companionship, marry the right person, marry your best friend. When you marry the wrong person or for the wrong reasons, you will have to put up with that person the rest of your life. Things might get worse between you two; then depression, physical abuse, affairs, pain, shame, court cases, bitterness will define your married life all because you chose the wrong one. Things will get worse when children are involved. Make the right choice of a spouse when you are young.
The opportunities you did not seize
At some point in your early life, many doors will open, you will get many chances. Many young people let these opportunities go because of fear, laziness, or pride; yet when younger and with more energy is the best time to start a venture and a name for yourself. Some think the opportunities are too big for them. Take advantage of them or one day when you're older you will want to go back and grab those missed chances.
The bridges you burned
Most young people care little for relationships. What most think about is getting money and moving up the ladder of success at all cost. Many use and trample on people to progress, they take relationships for granted, messing up bonds, sleeping with people for personal gain. But these bad actions will catch up with you ahead. Then you will realize how empty life is without love and friends. When you will have success but no one around you or no one to trust you.
The child you aborted
As a young lady, you get pregnant and you are scared. You take the aborting option quickly thinking of that moment then and forgetting that the child could be your redeemer from life's problems someday. Looking back after years you wish you kept that baby. When you will be rich and successful you will wish that child you gave up on would be around to enjoy the fruits of your hard work. Being a single mother doesn't mean you can't make it in life or you can't find a man in future. That might even be your only offspring in life.
The child you rejected
As a young man, you impregnated a woman, she told you she's pregnant with your child. You rejected her and the baby and ran. But years later when you're 50 something, you will wish you were responsible, you will wish you manned up and became a father to that child. You will see that child excel and become an adult but will have no claim to that grown child who you rejected from the beginning. You will regret being a Dead Beat Dad by choice
The marriage you destroyed
So you get married to your good fiance; the first months in marriage were good but shortly after, with your money and charm, you started having affairs. You became unfaithful. Your spouse begged you to stop, your children started hurting, your marriage was collapsing. One day when you are older, it will hit you how foolish you were to destroy the good marriage you had began to build for mere temporary thrills in affairs that did you no good. You will realize the damage you caused to your children and spouse.
The God you rejected
When you are much older you become wiser, God becomes more real as you see life in a more meaningful way. But don't wait to get older to start enjoying a relationship with God. Know God when you are young, build your future with God. Don't be a young rebel who runs back to God when age catches up.
The body you messed
You have only one body to live with all your life. The cigarettes, the alcohol you are abusing, the drugs you are taking, the unhealthy food you're consuming; all that will destroy you slowly. When you are 50 and lifestyle diseases catch up with you, you will wish you took care of your body when younger, that you exercised more; but now the damage is done.
The time you wasted
The time you are wasting when younger in worry, wrong relationships, laziness, being a couch potato, giving excuses and pursuing meaningless things; you will never get it back.
The dreams and talents you shelved
Are you talented when young; are there things you love to do and you are good at them? Nurture those talents, exploit them, don't give up even if you encounter set backs, don't give up on your dreams. If you give up, when you're older you will look at your peers who stuck to what they love and made it and think to yourself, "That could have been me". Pursue a career, study a course you love. Don't waste years of your life in a field that doesn't fulfill you.
The name you defamed
When you are older, a legacy is very important, the value of your name is crucial. You will ask yourself what is your reputation, what are you leaving behind? Your legacy is a sum total of your actions since youthful days. We write our biography by how we live life everyday. When you look back your path and you see the mud you threw at your own name, the shame you attracted and the little value you have added to the world; you will regret.
The wealth you threw away
Are you riding on good money during your productive years? Earning good money? Don't throw away that money in clubs, reckless living and wasteful shopping. Invest with that money, widen your revenue stream, make that money work for you and keep it safe to take care of you in your older years. Leave an inheritance for your loved ones so that you will never say "I wish I knew better"
The good love that got away
Is there that great person in your life loving you good? Don't push that person away, or else that person will walk out your life and you will never ever find someone that incredible and who connects with you all your life. It will torment you to grow older with thoughts of "What if I was still with that person?"
The parents you despised
When younger, it is easy to show contempt to your parents; what do your parent's know? They are old-fashioned, shady and small -minded. But your parents are still your parents whether you agree with them or not, whatever their style is. Don't let your parent die or get separated from you, reconcile and make up. When you get older, you will realize why your parents wanted to be close to you. The older you get, the more you see the value .
I took a decision to live a life void of regrets. My every day counts, my every action counts, my every word counts. I see my tomorrow in my today.
Wisdom makes the job easier and more enjoyable. That's why the bible says "in all thy getting, get wisdom. For it is the principal thing."
Make a wise choice today.
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Great piece of work. I'm resteeming this post.
Well written, though I liked the whole article in general, the paragraph under The God You Rejected is something I liked in particular. In my opinion that's the test of life. Now it's entirely upto you, how you contact your God.