Satan wants us to believe the lie that our actions have no natural results or consequences. But the truth is that we cannot rebel against God and not reap the fruit of that choice later. We also cannot obey God without eventually receiving the blessings. The choices we make are the seeds we plant and they determine the kind of crop we are going to harvest in the future. The heart of this principle is that all our choices are important. How we think and act matters, and not only for ourselves. Our choices always impact those around us, for good or bad. Think about the seeds others sowed that affected our view of ourselves and the world. At some point, we all have made choices we have regretted. Since consequences never simply evaporate, we may find ourselves harassed or even governed by things we have seen, said or participated in. Yet God will forgive every thing we genuinely repent off, and He will work with us to redeem those past choices. The road to redemption often includes obstacles, but the Holy Spirit can enable us to overcome them. Let us lay our burden down before the Lord every time it weighs on us, and request that He cleanses and shapes us into the persons we were created to be. Let us ask ourselves the following three questions: What kind of life do we want to live? What do we want our character to be like? Who do we want to become years from now? Let God’s Spirit speak to us about our choices, past, present and future, and His plans for us. Let us make our choices in line with His plan this day and forever. — Galatians 6:7-10