WHEN THE WAY SEEMS RIGHT BUT IT'S SO WRONG

Photo provided by Kathy Mitchell

Last week as I was driving up to my home I noticed something

very odd.  I normally park behind the house in the carport

area, but today I just needed to run into the house for a 

few minutes.  

Since I rarely park upfront I looked at the direction of

 the other cars parked and wondered if I should 

park the same direction as everyone else, since 

all the cars surely were parked correct.  

Suddenly I realized this was not correct.  Nearly 

every car was parked backwards leaving me 

feeling like if I parked correctly I would be 

wrong.  

I did continue to park and stood back and looked

and thought, "This looks so odd that I am parked

the correct way, but looks so wrong and I realized

that much of life is the same."  

I watch people daily giving up their standards, 

faith and family because most of the folks 

around them are headed down the wrong path.  

It looks so right to join in and so wrong  not to.  

This leaves them with the conclusion, it is best

to choose wrong and look right than to chose right

and look so wrong. 

Yet the truth is, choosing wrong brings destruction.

The destruction may not be at that moment but it is sure

to come.  

There is a way which seemeth right 

unto a man, but the end thereof are the 

ways of death.  Even in laughter the heart 

is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is 

heaviness.  The backslider in heart shall 

be filled with his own ways: and a 

good man shall be satisfied from himself.

The simple believeth every word: but the 

prudent man looketh well to his going.

A wise man feareth, and departeth from 

evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.

He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: 

and a man of wicked devices is hated.

The simple inherit folly: but the prudent 

are crowned with knowledge.  The evil bow 

before the good; and the wicked at the 

gates of the righteous.  The poor is hated even 

of his own neighbour: but the rich hath 

many friends.  He that despiseth his neighbour 

sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, 

happy is he. Do they not err that devise evil? 

but mercy and truth shall be to them 

that devise good.  In all labour there is profit: 

but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

The crown of the wise is their riches: but 

the foolishness of fools is folly. A true witness 

delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness 

speaketh lies.  In the fear of the LORD is 

strong confidence: and his children shall 

have a place of refuge.  The fear of the LORD 

is a fountain of life, to depart from the 

snares of death.

Proverbs 14:12-27