Avoid being exteme

Proverbs 25:16 (NLT)
16 Do you like honey? Don’t eat too much, or it will make you sick!

In this we are cautioned to avoid excess. Honey may be acceptable and pleasurable to us, but too much of even a good thing can have its consequences.  In that which we do we should always look towards moderation and be careful of extremism.

 

 

In January of 2007, a radio station in Sacramento, California, staged a water-drinking contest for its listeners. The intent was to reward the person whose bladder could hold out the longest by giving them a free Nintendo Wii [pronounced "wee"]—the newest video game system at the time. Twenty-Eight-year-old Jennifer Strange was one of the contestants; she hoped to win the game console for her three children. She did her best, but ultimately fell short of the grand prize. Tragically, the consequences of her water consumption extended further than anyone would have dreamed. Several hours after the contest, Jennifer informed her coworkers that she was going home with a terrible headache. Later that day, she was found lying on the floor of her home—dead. An autopsy later revealed that too much water disrupted the electrolyte balance in her blood. In other words, Jennifer Strange literally died of water intoxication.

We must always remember that even things which are good for us can hurt us when taken to extremes. Even in religion extreme views can create problems and issues. Pray people will be tolerant toward others in life and try to understand one another by eliminating extreme views on life.