Twice a fool         

“As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his foolishness.” Proverbs 26:11 NLT

Have you ever done a foolish thing? Have you ever done a foolish thing twice? Do I dare say three times. Well I can say been there, done that! We are not perfect beings, but flawed creatures of habits, sometimes bad habits that get us into that same foolish thing with the same results. It won’t be different this time around if it is not in the will of God. But we fool ourselves into thinking that it will be.

The Lord is aware of our failures done in the pursuit of foolish things. Sometimes He waves a yellow flag warning us to slow down and think about what we are doing. When the red flag appears it’s time to stop if it is not late. Often times God allows us to go our way as He gives us free will, but He is always close by watching and providing warning signs. Will we trust God enough to heed His warning signs?

Some of us are innocently fooled to repeat a folly because of our desires. These desires may not be wrong in themselves but are we having conversations about them with God before we pursue them again. The Lord says, “Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you your heart’s desires. Commit everything you do to the LORD. Trust him, and he will help you.” (Ps.37:3-4 nlt)

 Whatever reason we are drawn again into an act of foolishness we can learn from it if we are trusting in the Lord. He does not want to see us repeating our folly. God is a gracious and merciful God who wants nothing but the best for us and will give us the desires of our heart as it aligns with His will. So, if you are twice a fool, no worries, bring it to the Lord and ask Him to give you the desires of your heart and be a fool no more.