Maybe you've seen it. One of your friends comes up to you on a summer's day and his face is all red except for a raccoon-like mask around his eyes. The day before he'd been out in the sun, wearing his sunglasses, and gotten a sunburn.
Why was he wearing sunglasses? To protect his eyes from the sun.
Is there nothing to protect his skin from the sun? There is, but he didn't use it.
Why not? I suppose he was uncomfortable with the brightness of the sun in his eyes, and sunglasses relieved that. But the sun on his skin was less troublesome at the time - and sunblock wouldn't relieve the discomfort from the heat.
So the friend took care to make sure that he was comfortable in the moment, but had no thought for the comfort of tomorrow. He went on feelings. The only good he would accept was immediate relief.
What can we learn from this?
To God be all glory.
My mind is on eating today and my lack in eating properly so I'm relating this to food. I want to eat what I want when I want without thinking of what it is doing to my body. Temporary fix at the expense of long term health.
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