15 For I do not understand what I am doing, because I do not practice what I want to do, but I do what I hate. (Romans 7:15 CSB)

Do you ever find yourself doing something that you know is not in keeping with your values? Maybe it is just letting yourself get overly angry. Maybe your kind personality changes when you get behind the wheel and have to drive in traffic.

Our nature is to sin. To do those things that we know are not a value in this world and go against our values. However, we know what is right and what is just. If we will but take a moment to consider the lasting value of our actions.

When we take that briefiest of moments to consider the value, that our values tend to kick in and we rethink our actions.