Deuteronomy 4:9, 15
Only take care, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things that your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life… 15 Therefore watch yourselves very carefully.
The default of the human heart is drift
Hebrews 2:1
Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.
If we don't pay attention, we go broke.
If we don't take care, we deteriorate.
If we don't keep our soul diligently, we fall into disrepair invariably.
If we don't work hard to remember, we find it easy to forget.
If we don't watch, we miss the most important things every time.
Forgetfulness and thoughtlessness are not excusable personality quirks or characteristics, they are spiritual states of unbelief for which we are held accountable. Unbelief is the default disposition of the natural human soul and those who do not take proactive measures to keep belief aflame will find themselves tending to a bunch of smoldering sticks that used to give heat and light.
The only thing you have to do in order to drift away from God is nothing.
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