When God looks at humans, and sees how we act, I can only imagine that it’s frustrating for him. Over and over, we make the wrong choices. We make choices that are going to hurt us.
But he doesn’t stop us from making those choices. He wants us to be free. He wants us to make our own choices. He just longs for us to make the right choice.
What do you do, when someone you love is doing something that’s not right? You can force them to stop, but that’s not what God would do. You can abandon them to go it alone, but that’s not what God would do.
Or you can walk through it with them, love them, and intercede for them.
When God saw humans choosing temporary pleasure over eternity with him, he walked through it with us. He became one of us, and endured the consequences alongside us.
It’s a good guide for us, too, when we see our loved ones making choices we don’t like. Love them, endure the consequences with them, and never leave them.