The Bible tells us about the story of the 10 brides who were waiting for their groom. Each one of them had a lam and each one of them needed oil to keep their lamps on. 5 of them thought of being prepared in advance and brought extra oil just in case but the other 5 only brought the good enough amount.
So it happened that the groom took longer than they imagined and the brides who brought extra oil were able to wait for the groom but the ones who weren't prepared had to go to the shop to buy more.oil, when they come back the groom is already gone. And they knock at the door where him and the other 5 brides went but he didn't answer to the late ones he said: go away, I don't know you.
That story can be used for so many examples in life when we don't get ourselves ready.
In our faith: will you be ready to go with Jesus when He comes back? Or will He say: I don't know you? Are we going to keep pushing that Bible study away? Is prayer a habit or a desperate last minute resource?
In our personal life: are you the type.of person who leaves everything for the last minute and keeps procrastinating? Jesus may have an amazing blessing for you, but laziness kees us from receiving them. Or even, one wants to be a doctor, is he or she going to waitfor doctor degree to fall from the sky or will the person work hard to achieve the goal?
one wants to travel but doesn't save one cent towards it.
In anyway, we are not perfect and we will never be. But there is an essential need in human life to stay with God, remain in Him. Live for Him. That's our only way out of misery in this life.
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