As we age, it behooves us to notice how experience is not always beneficial.
The imagination can be trickery if we lean too much on experience.
We can look at how Israel “walked in/after the imagination of their heart”.
Two example verses of this are Jeremiah 13:10 and Jeremiah 7:24.
- A non-biblical example of how experience is harmful is when considering that one experienced in relationships is more likely to create misguided imaginations about their current relationship as a result of their past experiences.
Focusing in on the Israelites, we find that they walked in their imaginations and would not listen. Imagining and not listening are linked together and we often observe this first in children while ignoring it exhibited in adults since adults are prone to seek justification for their actions based on their experience, which is their defense against scrutiny that is weak and not wise.
Let us remember that walking in imagination while leaning on experience closes the ears and produces disobedience.
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