THINK OF THE CONSEQUENCES

“Come now, let us reason together” says the Lord.

-Isaiah 1:18

It’s a fact: only 10 percent of all people think. Seventy five percent think they think, and 15 percent would rather die than think. Thinking can be painful because it forces you to look at the whole picture.

Think about this: Every day, thousands of thoughts fly in and out of your consciousness, but thinking requires that we focus on a particular subject. Effective thinking brings together emotional concentration, will power, and heart. Effective thinking distinguishes us from lower forms of life which follow their instinct without thought of consequences.

One step beyond simply thinking is the ability to reason and see consequences. “Come now, let us reason together” says the Lord (Isaiah 1:18). It is God’s invitation for you to evaluate, to think through consequences and make a wise decision.

A really thinking person realizes that beyond the immediate, there are consequences with long-term implications.

Thinking must not only include the consequences which involve ourselves. It has to include God because He is part of life and existence. When God invited men and women to reason with Him, He said, “Thought your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool” (Isaiah 1:18).

God’s forgiveness opens up a new way of life and living – one that allows broken relationships to be mended and friendships to be healed. God gave you the ability to think and reason, something that only you can do for yourself. Think about it and they carry out whatever God would have you today.