On an episode of the 1970’s TV show “What’s Happening!!,” the main group of characters were watching and enjoying NFL football on television. When they began to talk about the teams that they liked, all of the characters gave statistical reasons for their support of their favorite team. All of them except one. Dwayne Nelson was the only one that chose his team for something other than how they played the game. His reason was that he liked their helmets!

The character Dwayne may have been the “odd ball” on that episode, but in real life, he is in the majority. So many people make choices based on how something or someone looks. It is this type of shallow thinking that gets us in trouble when it comes to relationships, purchases and decision making.

To choose something or someone solely based on exterior attraction is to potentially choose a future full of frustration, hurt and heartache. Now, let me be clear, I am not saying that you should not have attractive people or things in your life. However, when what you are attracted to is devoid of value and substance, you run the risk of making a decision that you will soon regret.

By the way, the last time I checked, no team has ever won a Super Bowl just because they had nice helmets!

Pastor Corey