WHY NOT?

Ah, the joy of impulse. To do something because it feels good. And it doesn't take much persuasion when it feels good.

But logic seldom enters into such things. We become captured by the moment and are inspired to do whatever sounds reasonable.

I don't think this is something the Lord necessarily disapproves of us doing. It is good when we can give into our heart. Providing it is something that brings a healthy reaction.

Which is not the first question we ask in such situations. Normally it gets shoved into a corner and forgotten.

And when our impulses leave us some kind of consequence then we become experts in hindsight. Naturally we love to share what we learn with others.

Who normally aren't interested because they are preoccupied doing the same thing. And that ends with the same results.

Not good ones though. Just ones that we accept for how stupid we feel afterwards. I wish I could say that our experience or faith improves this problem, but it never does.

We just end up with less than joy in the long run. And a few monologues over the idea that we didn't bother to think more before we made our choices.

Just part of the nature of the mind. To react without the reason gear operating. Such is a sad comment about being human.

Now every time this happen we will end up repeating the same process again. Because we still spend more time making up excuses than admitting our guilt.

Guilt is a bad work to most of us. Hard to accept that word since it implies doing wrong, which we did.

Still the mind doesn't quite warm up to that option. We prefer to look upon it as an accident. Some fluke that won't happen again. Even if it does.

Perhaps at some point we will find a way to accept the truth and move on. You know just accept God's grace and move ahead.

Forgiveness comes when we truly see our lives as sinners. And then we know the joy of accepting we don't need to make excuses.

It is all part of the process we have to embrace. And for some it is part of faith that is so hard to accept.

Being forgiven and accepting it are not quite the same thing.