Astounding Advice - What Would YOU Say to That?

One morning I met a gentlemen in his 80's.  As a man half his age I asked him what words of wisdom he would share with me that I might learn something.

I was astounded by his answer: "Just do what you want.  Whatever feels good to you, go ahead and do it."

Wow!  That was not what I was expecting.  

I told him how that could possibly work in some limited areas, but there are a lot of scenarios in which that advice is downright destructive.

He was quiet.  Then, "Are you married?"

Me: "Yes."

"For how long?"

Me: "11 years."

"Well, I was married for 25 years, and then my wife ran off with all but $75 of my money."

I responded gently feeling like this was a great opportunity to speak truth in regard to his previous advice. "That is terrible," I said, "But then again, she was just doing what she wanted, wasn't she?  She was doing what felt good to her at the time."

He was quiet.

I went on.  "Often when we do what we want to do, go the way we want to go without any other standard, it will affect ourselves and others in a harmful way.  And when going our own way is in violation of God's Law and design, it is sin."

He still said nothing.  So I kept talking.

"The Bible tells us that all of us have done that, like sheep we have all gone astray and have turned every one to his own way.  That is called iniquity.  The Bible also tells us that, 'There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.'  We deserve death and Hell."

 I continued.

"That is why I have turned from going my own way, and have trusted alone on the One Who laid down His life to save me.  Jesus Christ paid the price for my sin with His own blood, and then rose again.  The Bible tells us that in the Garden, the Son said to the Father, 'Not My will, but Thine be done'.  He has saved me, and He guides the way I live now."  

The older gentleman was not too talkative after that.  Just a few more summing up words, and then the conversation was over.  Please pray that man will be turned from the way that leads to destruction to Jesus Christ, Who is "the Way, the Truth, and the Life".

And abortion must be abolished.