How Did They Get Into This Mess?
A CNN headline today reads: How did Greece get into this mess? Why Greece's experiment with the euro ended in disaster The answers are, in short, bad decisions taken for convenience in the short term, without duly considering the consequences. The people listened to the voices of those who misguided them. Free will was exercised, seeking satisfaction, but things didn't turn out that way. Their decisions and actions failed the test of time. And now, years down the road, what a mess! But the Greeks aside, we know pe ople who could be asking themselves that same question. "How did I get into this mess? Why is this experience, my life full of unhappiness and disaster?" Some are adult children who were lovingly and sacrificially raised in Christian homes, in the fellowship of a sound church, learning the Word of God, and yet, today their lives are in shambles. They may be living in an unequal yoke with an unbeliever. They themselves may be unbelievers. ...