Play The Movie

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Lately, I've been thinking about the consequences of our choices, and how they not only affect us, but others too.  I spent some time over Christmas break discussing this with my son.  Then this week, I started reading a book by Dr. Henry Cloud, that spelled it out so clearly.  In this book, there is a chapter on the fact that we truly reap what we sow.  He says that sowing and reaping is about what you will ultimately end up with (live with, be stuck with, etc.) if you sow a particular behavior, choice or attitude.  It is what will happen in the end, and a wise person will answer this question before they act.  The author calls it playing the movie.  "Any one thing you do is only a scene in a larger movie.  To understand that action, you have to play it out all the way to the end of the movie."

How many times have we made sin choices that have reaped consequences, not only hurting ourselves, but those we love.  If we had chosen to not say something or do a certain behavior and just took a moment and played out the movie, thinking of how it would probably end, then we could have saved ourselves and others many heartaches.

For myself, I know I need to plot the movie, evaluate each scene, and ask myself "and then what" and see where it will end up.  This can be a positive thing as well, helping us to achieve certain goals.  Then ultimately, if we take this path, the greatest thing we can achieve will be to hear these words spoken to us by our Father.  "Well done, good and faithful servant." (Matthew 25:21)

"9 Things You Simply Must Do" by Dr. Henry Cloud