we can see big vehicles coming our way and avoid it.
we can see the big mistakes that we can make in our lives and avoid it.

but we don't see the termites eating away the foundation of our house, until its too late.
but we don't see the little things in our life, eating our body, mind, spirit and faith bit by bit, until its too late.

that's what i thought of some time lately. i know i read it somewhere before and am reminded of this timeless wisdom. maybe it was in the 'Every Man's Battle' or 'Finishing Strong' book.

Satan knows that the big things in life, we can avoid.
and so he uses the little things and habits to change us without us knowing it.

in the end, when things fall, it was not the cause of a one-off blow with the hammer that cracks you.
it was the cause of bits of chiselling on the defences for years and years.

don't be surprised that the little tax evasion here and there, ended up as an arrest for tax evasion and fraud, 30 years down the road.

don't be surprised that the little thought of the woman/man here and there, ended up as an affair that ruins your family, 30 years down the road.

don't be surprised that the little pride and not wanting to say sorry here and there, ended up as a drop in faith and not knowing your brothers and sisters in Christ, and not knowing God, 30 years down the road.