Why didn’t I pay attention

Proverbs 5:21-23 NLT

For the LORD sees clearly what a man does,
examining every path he takes. An evil man is held captive by his own sins;
they are ropes that catch and hold him. He will die for lack of self-control;
he will be lost because of his great foolishness.

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Every single human is trapped by their sin. No one is getting away with anything. A person may think that their choices are their own, that they in the privacy of their own heart will think or feel as they please without any reprise. But you can be assured every thought is accounted for, every selfish whim is noted. God misses nothing. God is completely aware of your every inclination.
And every time a person goes further from their conscience, every intention away from God’s way, will take them further into slavery. People get what they think they want but end up trapped in misery by their overwhelming desires that are never satisfied. Mick Jagger was right, you can't get no satisfaction. That is, if you go your own way.

Listen to the person who wandered away from God and chose to ignore God's way.

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Proverbs 5:11-14 NLT

In the end you will groan in anguish
when disease consumes your body. You will say, “How I hated discipline!
If only I had not ignored all the warnings! Oh, why didn’t I listen to my teachers?
Why didn’t I pay attention to my instructors? I have come to the brink of utter ruin,
and now I must face public disgrace.”

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Friend, don't ignore God's warnings. Don't go your own way, go God's way.

Only in Jesus is there freedom from sin.

1 Corinthians 1:30 NLT

God has united you with Christ Jesus. For our benefit God made him to be wisdom itself. Christ made us right with God; he made us pure and holy, and he freed us from sin.