Heat Of The Moment

A teenage girl catch up in her vanity and pressured to not eat. She wants to be thin, not fat. Overwhelmed by her own world inspired ambitions. She is unhappy, she will never be pretty. She thinks life is no longer worth living .... heat of the moment. Her parents find her all bloodied up, with a knife in her hand.

Teenage boy wants to fit in, to be accepted. Grabs the joint and smokes, coughs and hates the taste, smell. But continues on .... heat of the moment. That one puff and the peer pressure leads to an addiction of substances and acceptance of his peers.

Married man, loving husband and father. Has a ruff day at work. Decides to get a drink, to get away from it all. One drink leads to another and another. He's unable to walk straight, talks with a slur and has a heavy aroma of alcohol all around him. Gets in the car and loses control. He crashes right into a car ..... heat of the moment. The final verdict is manslaughter he's responsible for ending some one's life. Jail time and a lifetime away from his family.

Newlywed woman, married a good man. But he works all the time. He's never home to eat dinner with her. She meets a guy. She starts to flirt with him. One thing leads to another, she doesn't want to feel lonely anymore. She's enticed by the thrill. She succumbs to her carnal desires. She invites him, over one time ..... heat of the moment. Thinking her husband is working late. But he's coming home to surprise her. Resulting in, him catching her in the act. The marriage ends in divorce. Depression is lurking.

Those are many scenarios that happen on a daily basis. We all get caught up in the heat of the moment. We get excited, afraid, we begin to act out rashly. Not thinking of the consequences for our actions. Satan uses everything he can, to derail us. To give us, a sense of hopelessness, anger, pride. The list goes on, and so do the moments.

In which, we can take command and not act out rashly. To rely on God, and not our own understanding. So next time, your in the heat of the moment. Think.

Pause, pray, and seek Him.