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Proverbs 14:14

The backslider is not someone who merely struggles — it is someone who turns away in their heart. The consequence is being filled with the fruit of one's own choices — a sobering form of self-inflicted judgement. The righteous person finds inner satisfaction because they have been faithful.

Memory phrase: Stay close to God.

Talk about it: What happens to a person who keeps making their own wrong choices?

Prayer: God, help me never turn from You.

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