That’s How Sin Starts!

I had a great weekend getting to see family and friends from out of town, as well as attending a cousin’s wedding and getting a picture with all 3 of my sisters!

We decided to go in age order, which I agreed to, then promptly got in the wrong place! How hard is it to find the end of the line!?!?! 

And if you think Hosanna looks very pregnant? She had her baby 3 days later! A beautiful baby girl! 

Then, on Wednesday, we had to run to Thief River Falls for some maze supplies, and while waiting outside TSC, I couldn’t help but admire this sweet bike. The size was right. The color was right. But I was just looking.

Then, an employee came out, and asked if we were interested. I was going to politely decline, but my mom piped up and said I was looking at it. 

I hemmed and hawed a bit, and before I knew it, he’d gotten the keys and I was talked into taking a spin. 

It was a sweet ride!!! But in the end, I knew it wasn’t the wisest financial decision, and I already have a car, and I don’t have a license to drive it, and I’d have to get the insurance, and I didn’t have a way to get it home, and the list could go on.

But the salesman was very good at his job. Every reason I gave, he had some combatting argument. Being a nice Minnesotan, I hate telling people ‘no’ right out, but after a fun back and forth pros vs. cons discussion, I had to be blunt. “I’m not buying today.” Had I not been firm, I’d probably still be there talking, or maybe he’d have talked me into buying…

After I left, I got thinking about what a great analogy that was for how sin starts! No, I’m not saying buying a bike would be sin, but the road to getting there was similar to the sin journey.

First, I was just looking at the bike. Not planning on touching. Just looking,

Then, I started touching, and admiring.

Then I was discussing. Then I was engaged and riding, and had I not forcefully said no and walked away, I’d have bought it.

In the same way, we often start by looking at sin. We’re not planning on getting too close but… then we’re handling, and admiring, then we’re talked into just giving it a try… then we buy, and are stuck with the results unless we can say bluntly say no.

No, looking at a bike isn’t a sin, but it’s a great example of how dangerous it is to look at and admire sin. It’s a slippery slope. Especially, if you have family or friends telling you to give it a try! 

The moral to the story is, stay away from sin. Don’t look at it, don’t touch it. Don’t let people talk you into being interested! But if you get a chance to test drive a bike… go for it! Because that was awesome!