Proverbs 14:12

The book of Proverbs gives us insights into so many different areas of life. The book gives us instruction on how to live our lives for God. Here is a proverb that gives us insight about our direction in life:

Proverbs 14:12 (ESV)

There is a way that seems right to a man,

but its end is the way to death.

There are those who have an opinion about what they should do or the direction they should go. They boast about "knowing" the direction of life. They proceed in a particular direction they chart out ... only to find out in the end that the way they are going is death. They don't know that when they start out. They actually think they are going the right direction. There is one thing to find out you are headed for "death." It is another thing to find out you actually "planned it.” It "seems" right but ends in death.  They "think" they are heading in the right direction only to go over a clift. The lost and dying world "thinks" it is headed in the right direction. However, this proverb lets us know they have two problems: They are headed for death AND they think they are heading for safety. Their path does not reflect God's Word. They rely on themselves and not on Godly wisdom. If we rely on your words and not His Word they you will end up in death and not life. Notice what Paul tells the church at Corinth:

2 Corinthians 4:3-4 (ESV)

And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

The god of this world has blinded the minds of the non-believers.  They tend to believe they are going the right way, but are actually being lead astray by the god of this world.   The god of this world makes the non-believer think they are headed for life.  But folly is like that.  Folly never tells the truth.  Folly would rather lead us to death, with us thinking we are headed for life.