I'm calling dibs on the C.S. Lewis quote of the day before someone else steals it for their blog. (jab for the day).
"Do not let us mistake necessary evils for good."
I like that. It's back to that whole justification thing, I think. We try to convince ourselves that we must do some things, even if we know we shouldn't, and usually because it's easier for us. It keeps us from doing the difficult things and we like that, right? We want a calm sea, a smooth road, and an unwinding path. So we take the way that has the least obstacles. Self-deception is what Spurgeon called it. Making ourselves believe it's right so we don't have to face what's wrong. Because, usually, what's wrong is us. We have followed through with something and now we are stuck. If we believe the evil is good, what could possibly be wrong?
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