Play Now, Pay Later
This blurb caught my eye in a flyer this morning. Isn't it true? We want instant gratification but have to pay for it later...
Play computer games instead of doing homework...therefore late nights...lack of sleep...grumpy disposition...late assignments...We Pay later!
Play the cassino and get hooked. Cassinos don't have windows so the night goes on. Play now and pay later when you realize you have lost your marriage, your children, your money, your job. It has happened to a friend of mine!
Play to get what you want today with those dozen credit cards you are given and pay later only to discover you have not disciplined yourself to save to pay for the play!
Play with your health...eat and drink whatever you want only to wake up one morning to discover your body is wrecked. There is a day of reckoning.
A married man or married woman play with someone other than their spouse and become emotionally and physically attracted and involved then pay later...family breakup and family and friends hurt through the whole thing.
Our whole society revolves around this little motto "Play NOW, Pay Later". We get sucked in so easily. It is amazing how we can be given warnings too and still don't believe there will come a due date. Do we think that there will be a twitch of a genie's nose and all these "dues" will be cared for? How can we be so stupid? We go and buy that stereo system, that sofa, or go out to party for the weekend only to discover that dues do catch up to us!
Maybe Solomon's wisdom is something we should consider:
Proverbs 14:12 (The Message) "There's a way that looks harmless enough; look again - it leads straight to hell."
Proverbs 15:16 (The Message) "A simple life in the fear of God is better than a rich life with a ton of headaches."
Play computer games instead of doing homework...therefore late nights...lack of sleep...grumpy disposition...late assignments...We Pay later!
Play the cassino and get hooked. Cassinos don't have windows so the night goes on. Play now and pay later when you realize you have lost your marriage, your children, your money, your job. It has happened to a friend of mine!
Play to get what you want today with those dozen credit cards you are given and pay later only to discover you have not disciplined yourself to save to pay for the play!
Play with your health...eat and drink whatever you want only to wake up one morning to discover your body is wrecked. There is a day of reckoning.
A married man or married woman play with someone other than their spouse and become emotionally and physically attracted and involved then pay later...family breakup and family and friends hurt through the whole thing.
Our whole society revolves around this little motto "Play NOW, Pay Later". We get sucked in so easily. It is amazing how we can be given warnings too and still don't believe there will come a due date. Do we think that there will be a twitch of a genie's nose and all these "dues" will be cared for? How can we be so stupid? We go and buy that stereo system, that sofa, or go out to party for the weekend only to discover that dues do catch up to us!
Maybe Solomon's wisdom is something we should consider:
Proverbs 14:12 (The Message) "There's a way that looks harmless enough; look again - it leads straight to hell."
Proverbs 15:16 (The Message) "A simple life in the fear of God is better than a rich life with a ton of headaches."
posted by ladyyvonne | 1:45 PM
2 Comments:
I can especially identify with the play video games...do homework later part. yikes! guess I have to work on that. And yes, I am missing snow...there better be some waiting for me when I get home for Christmas! :)
This is somthing I've totally been thinking about! I cant wait to start fresh next semester and accuratly PLAN my life. I never have rest and thats so horrible! Also I dont want to wake up one morning to see that I wrecked my body...oh so sad...
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