Exodus 13:17
Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war… Ambition and drive can be good things. Sometimes a direct assault is the best plan, but a husband and father must also think of his family and not drive them faster than they are able to go. Some lessons are very hard to learn and to accept. We must always be moving forward, improving our positions, but sometimes we have to move in a circuitous route or at an easy pace. The only completely unacceptable routes are sitting still or returning to Egypt.
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