A Fish’s Mistake
There was this goldfish that wanted to live in a pond it saw out the window. The pond was so big and beautiful. It was surrounded by shade trees and private. Where it was currently living was very confining and people were staring all the time. There were other goldfish living in the same glass aquarium as it. One day the goldfish was sharing its dream with some of the other fish, and they said, that sounds like a great place to live. They said there is only one problem, you need to be in water to breathe. Don’t try it! The goldfish thought. I have no problem breathing in water and I will be able to breathe out of water too. One day, the goldfish could wait no longer and jumped out and tried to make it to the pond but died.
A fish may want to travel over land but a fish out of water is a dead fish. A person who insists on doing things their way vs God’s way ends up like that fish out of water. Freedom is staying in the element God has designed us to operate in-His will.
Don’t ignore godly advice. Do so at your own peril. Make choices from a transformed mind, not human inclinations.
“The way of fools seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.” Proverbs 12:15 NIV
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