Many times in our lives, we face the compelling urge to follow a road contrary to our views and values. We get a subtle often sugar coated offer on a plate of gold, to exchange what we have built for years for moments of promise. In those instances, our judgements seem cluttered, even though we knew the right thing to do, our scales just don’t give the right figures. We find ourselves debating the value of a birth right over the impending loss of life for missing a delicious plate of pottage. We debate our throne, for the exciting possibilities of one hour of endless ecstasy. In our unguarded moments, we often are presented with a sweet compromise – Don’t do it! What lies around and behind you, are small things, compared with what lies behind you. Don’t do it!
I woke up very early this morning, with a strong urge to write down and publish these thoughts. I don’t know if I’m writing for me, or if someone’s life will be preserved from danger by reading this. Temptations come in different shapes and sizes – for some it tests their financial propriety, for others their marital faithfulness or sexual purity, for yet some others, their professed values. Temptations are examinations, they only come, when you are meant to proceed to your next level. All of a sudden, what you have always had a position on, becomes so cheap and so easy, all of a sudden the price of compromise falls in the market place, and holding on seems the costlier thing to do, don’t do it!
See, this is the way it works. Whatever pleasure or comfort is derived from the moment of compromise will not last for long. The feelings of excitement and ecstasy felt when desecrating your marital vows or chastity values for example, do not linger on to carry you through the day talk less of a year. The pleasure soon gives way to guilt, and guilt quickly gives way to shame, shame is followed up by an urge to cover up and that is where the real issues begin!
In the corridors where your voice once rang, you hear the boast of your detractors ringing loud – “who haven’t I conquered?”, “where haven’t I been?”, “who is incorruptible?”, “Who can boast of faithfulness?” Down in your heart, you know that just a few days ago, your answer was I, but not anymore. Yet you can’t push the words aside, they haunt you, and hang over your head like blackmail, you are willing to go further and wider, just to deface that little hole that now has it’s address on your once airtight armor. Don’t do it!
In simple summary – the compromises you make today, will haunt you tomorrow. The errors in judgement to succumb to, will make it difficult for you to stand objective tomorrow. The pleasure of the inappropriate, will give way to guilt, shame and a compelling season of compromise and cover ups. Never participate in what you will not be proud of if announced on TV in front of your family and loved ones. Don’t let the future decide itself, imagine what’s possible and take your stand long before it happens. Make up your mind today – that no matter how much the fee of financial impropriety is, you will stay faithful. Make up your mind, that no matter how desirable the moments of sexual pleasure with that certain “angel” is, you will never dabble. Make up your mind not to ever barter your values for easy street. My friend, don’t do it!
I hope these words saves someone from impending danger! It saved me, I woke up this morning feeling excited that the pressures upon me, where only a dream! But it has strengthened my resolve. I won’t do it!
22 thoughts on “Don’t Do It!”
I have heard, You the writer has heard, others please hear, DON’T DO IT….i also hope and pray that this saves someone from danger….DON’T DO IT
I love this. I sincerely hope and trust that it has saved someone cos we face situations like this daily. Thanks Deolu.
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Thanks for this timely post. I have been encouraged. I will hold on to the message..strength for now and in the days ahead. God bless you, sir.
Thanks for this.
I made a very bad judgment in thelast year, I really really regret it, like you said, its not worth it at all!
More power
Thank you for the message. God bless
hmmm, challenging and also encouraging. Deolu, thanks.
…we must be on the same sub-conscious plane all the nite!….
I have been strengthened… If I could wait for 28years… yep I can still chill further!
So help me God!
Thanks 4 sharing this TIMELY thot!
arrrgh, nahdah, I won’t do it!
Thanks sir,i won’t do it.
Truly timely – i wont do it. I have to take my stand and make the right decisions about my career, finance and marriage and family.Ohh God help me.
Thank God for your life ,one need to be sensitive to the movement of the Holy Spirit at every point in time for the Holy Spirit is a valuable asset to christian living and no other personality of the Godhead is more impersonated than the Holy Spirit.Stayed blessed
This is a wonderful piece.it’s like an arrow with two edges. it pierce into the heart of everyone because we are confronted daily with one compromise or the other. God bless you.
Simple words with a very powerful message. Thanks for sharing.
You came in on time to save me with the strong reminder.
It’s not worth it if it is not worth it.
Thank You.
Either Longthing or Short thing, If you fail in the day of adversity your strength is small, I pray for all including myself that our strength fail not…I will not do it. Thanks CM
Its encouraging. i pray for more Grace that our strength fails us not. THANKs.
There is a line that is drawn
By rejecting our Lord,
Where the call of His Spirit is lost,…
Have you counted the cost,
If your soul should be lost?
Though you gain the whole world for your own?
Even now it may be that the line you have crossed,
Have you counted, have you counted the cost?
Don’t follow shadows, shadows don’t know where to go.
Stop groping in the dark, be the star, lead the way.
Learning to say no is a strong character trait. Say no if it matters to say so.
Thanks, Deolu.
We often stand guilty for that, but may I stand firm with this advise as the our Lord and Saviour strengthen us with his Holy Spirit.
Stay blessed
have made so many descisions, that i shdnt have.This note is very inspiring,Thanks ‘Deolu.
My prophet,
I wont do it too.
This is a word from the Lord and it’s in line with what I had on my Spirit this morning.
Stay blessed