Consequences

“The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways, but the folly of fools is decption.” Proverbs 14:8
One thing we should all do more of, is thinking about the consequences of our actions or our words before we do or say them. True wisdom is not about saying profound things, but rather it’s having the sense when to speak and when to hold your tongue. The same thing goes for our actions, which, like our words, are impossible to undo. We might be able to cover them up, if we’ve done something in private, but we still know we’ve done them and that God has seen us do them.
One example about where we should think about the consequences is when we deceive people. We’ve all heard the story of the boy who cried wolf: he did so to seek attention from others, and people came to the point where they would ignore him. But on the day that there really was a wolf, they also didn’t listen to him, with tragic consequences. If we go around deceiving people, it might work in the short term and we will gain the attention we are seeking, but we will also gain a reputation of being a liar and a deceiver. Ultimately, we will lose our friends and no-one will trust us. Is it really worth it? Think about the consequences.