Cayenne Pepper

When I was a kid, I asked my Pastor if there were only ten things that were wrong to do, because it seemed like my Mom and my Dad had a lot more than ten things that were wrong on their list. He said, yes, that there were more than ten wrong things, but that God had put the most serious sins in the Ten Commandments. I didn’t really understand the concept of coveting, and I told my pastor that I could think of many things worse than coveting, so why was that one on the worst-sins list? Coveting has several corollaries: discontentment and impulsive, undisciplined buying. I have discovered over the years that I am way less disciplined at night than during the day. I start the day with a good amount of self-discipline, but by the time I go to bed, it is mostly gone. The worst thing for me to do is shop online after 9:00 pm; I don’t know what I will buy. Many mornings, I go back over what I bought the night before, cancel them all, and think to myself, “What were you thinking?” It usually isn’t costly, just dumb. A few nights ago, I was watching a YouTube video on how to stay healthy and energetic after 80, and the speaker made a big deal about the health benefits of cayenne pepper. I went on Amazon and found a 5-ounce jar on sale for $2.00 an ounce, and a five-pound jug for 20 cents an ounce, so I bought the five-pound jug. That is what you call dumb. How long will it take us to eat five pounds of cayenne pepper, even if it were a bargain? Have you ever noticed when you are most apt to sin?

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