Mistakes

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In this episode of It's My Turn, Bro. Don Wildmon kicks things off with a funny story out of Harrisburg, Illinois, where a florist mixed up the cards on two bouquets and sent the wrong messages to the wrong people. It's the kind of thing you can't help but laugh at, but he uses it as a gentle on-ramp into something much weightier: the reality that our choices carry consequences, and that the old truth "a man reaps what he sows" hasn't lost an ounce of its relevance.

Not every mistake is a big deal, of course. Some are just part of being human and make for great stories later. But others? They leave a mark. Bro. Don points to something a lot of us have probably seen or even lived: a parent who worries about whether their kids are going to church, while their own attendance is, well, a little spotty. It's an honest, relatable picture of how easy it is to expect one thing from others while quietly letting ourselves off the hook.

That tension leads right into the heart of what he is talking about: the choices we make and the roads we decide to walk. The image of the high road versus the low road runs through the whole conversation. We all have the freedom to choose our path, but that freedom doesn't come without responsibility. The decisions we make, big and small, are quietly shaping the life we end up living.

Bro. Don puts it plainly and powerfully: "Our lives are, after all, just about what we want them to be." That's not a harsh statement; it's an honest one. It invites you to look at the seeds you're planting and think seriously about the harvest you're expecting. Are you putting real investment into your faith and your relationships, or are you chasing things that look good now but leave you empty later?

Walk the high road, own your decisions, and don't let the small stumbles along the way keep you from choosing well the next time.

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