If you are in my generation, you will remember the television show Truth or Consequences with game show host Bob Barker. It was a fun and relatively harmless activity where the contestant's choices influenced the outcome. The host would give the players options to do such things as select between doors on the stage, and if they chose correctly, they could win an all-expense-paid dream vacation or a new car or some other lavish gift. But if they chose wrong, they may receive a booby-prize like a wheelbarrow full of ping-pong balls or a goat. So people would come dressed in funny costumes, hoping their hilarious antics would prompt the game show host to select them.
As I say, it was harmless for the most part, and we all laughed at the corny jokes. But life isn't so forgiving, and it's really no joke.
Sometimes our poor choices result in much less entertaining options with much more severe consequences.
On the other hand, we are not left alone to make decisions all on our own. And when we do make decisions solo, we can know in our hearts that we are doing the best we can, and God doesn't expect more than that. But He also expects no less. A man's reach is always within his grasp. That is to say, doing our best in whatever circumstance we find ourselves is enough.
The cards are really stacked in our favor. And when that's not enough, we have hope in Jesus Christ.
And His promises are sure.
Come unto Christ, and be perfected in Him.
Moroni 10.32
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