Choices
We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them. (Kahlil Gibran, late poet and visual artist)
As we grow and encounter life, we are preparing ourselves for the future without even realizing it. Our choices now have a direct effect on the experiences we will have even years later. Making bad choices now will likely influence the options we pursue in the future. On the other hand, choosing well in the present will help you make wiser and better choices later on.
Those who have been ransomed by the Lord will return. Sorrow and mourning will disappear, and they will be filled with joy and gladness (Isaiah 35:10).