The No Struggle

Proverbs 13:19 (NLT) It is pleasant to see dreams come true, but fools refuse to turn from evil to attain them.

This language of the NLT is a bit more gentle than the more accurate “abomination” of more literal translations.  That makes me think in more personal terms.  I can relate to this better which may get me moving.

Fools have dreams and goals.  They might even know what is required to get there.  The problem is they are not willing to put in the commitment to make it happen.  I remember a girl who had a dream of being a great singer.  Set aside the fact that what she called singing I would consider noise.  The plain fact was that at this point in her life she could hardly carry a tune and did not know what I meant when I asked what key she was singing in.

For me it might be the desire to stay out of the arms of diabetes.  I know what that involves and part of it is not eating Chees-Its.  I know that.  I will too often buy them anyway.

So?  Join me in the march toward dream fulfillment.  Turn from the “evil” that gets in your way.  It is a hard turn.  “No” is always a struggle.