From the Mind of MandoRon

Yesterday, I embarked on a journey to read through the entire Bible in 2010.  (I’m using the Life Journal Reading Plan on YouVersion.com, in case you’re curious…)  Part of today’s reading was Genesis 3.

Something in verse 6 really jumped out at me.

“The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it, too.”  Genesis 3:6

I had never noticed this before, but Eve was looking for a shortcut to wisdom…

How many times do we get in trouble because we take a shortcut? 

We think we need a new TV or sofa or jeans today, so we buy them on credit rather than taking the time to save up the money.  We buy the house of our dreams at 30, and our quality of life and finances suffer because we bit off too much.

We want to get in shape and lose weight but rather than hitting the gym and eating right, we go to the store and buy the latest “Exercise in a Bottle” pills.  We invest in the latest “3-Minute Workout” videos.

Discontent to work our way up the corporate ladder, we work 60+ hours at work, constantly switch jobs, and backstab our peers to get ahead faster.

Unwilling to invest our money smartly and wait for wealth to accumulate, we lose our money in Ponzi and other get-rich-quick schemes.

Eve was unwilling to gain wisdom over the course of a lifetime’s worth of experiences.  She wanted it now.  And she suffered.  

We all suffer.

Instead, maybe we should all pray for patience and ask the Lord to bless us in His timing…

I’d love to hear your thoughts.

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