Making choices will bring consequences. It’s just that simple. An action brings about a reaction regardless of the intention, or lack thereof. Making choices starts before we can even speak our first word. You can witness that when a toddler throws a tantrum and when they bang that toy around until they drop it on their bare toes. The shock and pain they receive is evident in their cry. They unknowingly made a choice to do that and there was a consequence. You can witness it when you have a 10-year-old who knows they aren’t supposed to leave their bicycle on the sidewalk near the road but does it anyway. The next morning the bicycle is missing. That was maybe a mindless choice, possibly because they were hurrying to get in from a rain storm, but, no matter, there was a consequence. Let’s not even begin with teenagers and the conscious choices they make, fully aware of the consequences. All three of those examples had consequences that were not enjoyable yet they were valuable. When the consequences have value, lessons are learned and for the most part – aren’t repeated. As we grow and mature, we learn. When you know better you do better. Be intentional in all you do for the good of all because good intentions do not bring about negative consequences. Being intentional means to purposefully pursue the life God has called you to live and this requires you to consciously act. God is intentional and He has asked us to do so as well.