Proverbs 13:19 reads as follows:
Desire fulfilled is sweet to the taste, but fools hate to turn from evil (HCSB)
“It would be nice if . . . but . . .”
That’s the fool’s mantra: “If only that . . .” He wants the prize, but is unwilling to pay the price. The price is, as the Proverb states, to “turn from evil.”
Christian:
Do you desire peace of heart and soul?
Then turn from evil.
Do you desire fulfillment in doing something that counts eternally?
Then turn from evil.
Do you desire the Lord to look favorably upon your requests?
Then turn from evil.
Do you desire treasures in heaven?
Then turn from evil.
Do you desire to hear the words, “Well done, My good and faithful servant?”
Then turn from evil.
Do you desire _______________________________________
You fill in the blank.
Then turn from evil.
The proposition is simple, isn’t it? If your fondest desires mean anything to you, they may be achieved by turning (that means repenting about and actually making an about face away from) your evil ways. Perhaps your desires are not like those above. Ought they not be? If one of your problems is
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