Written 7/7/95
Courtney and I stopped by the grocery store after school for dog food. She spotted the candy rack and begged for "Butterfinger B.B.'s.” I bought them for her but with the understanding she would not open them until after supper.
When we got home, I noticed she was being especially helpful. She even put the "B.B.'s" in the cabinet for me! After we finished eating she remembered her "B.B.'s" so I got them out of the cabinet. They were open and half of them were gone! We had a little talk and I asked her why she had disobeyed me. She said, "But Mom, I just want to see what they tasted like, and they were so good, I just couldn't stop!" I told her that if she had obeyed me to begin with and not opened them and tasted them, she would not have gotten into trouble.
Sin is a lot like "Butterfinger B.B's.” We just want to taste. We think just a taste won't hurt us. The taste may be good and once we've indulged we just can't stop and before we know it we're in big trouble. God's rules are to HELP us, not hurt us. If we just won't taste what we know we're not supposed to, we won't have to worry about stopping and we won't get into trouble!
