Moments

Have you ever made a decision and later realized how much of a mistake it was? Sudden circumstances test our convictions. A person may feel so much pressure in an area of life that nothing else seems to matter and the person could lose his or her perspective. There was a guy in the Bible, Esau, and he felt pressure. Esau was a very skilled hunter, and he came home one day from hunting and was tired and hungry from his day of hunting. Well his brother, Jacob was cooking food, and Esau asked for some. And Jacob said "All right, but trade me for your birthright" Esau said, "look I am dying of starvation, what good is my birthright to me now?" So Esau then swore his birthright over to his younger brother. (Birthright is the blessing given to the first born male of the family). And Esau then received the food that he wanted. Now can you imagine how Esau felt after he thought about what he did? How can we learn from this? Well we can avoid Esaus mistake by comparing an actions short term satisfaction with the long term consequences before we act. Because getting through short, pressure filled moments is really difficult at times, and is the most important part of overcoming a temptation. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

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