The narcissist feeds their self-centeredness until they do not even recognize their selfishness any longer. The addict consumes until they can no longer resist. The greedy corporate executive flaunts the rules of ethics until he no longer sees the line of morality he is crossing. The angry person becomes out of control venting their frustration time and again.
Jeremiah 5:3 says, “O Lord, do not your eyes look for truth? You have struck them down, but they felt no anguish; you have consumed them, but they refused to take correction. They have made their faces harder than rock; they have refused to repent.” From time to time we will suffer because we have done something wrong. God uses these times to correct us. We can choose to reject His correction and continue in our bad behavior, but we will eventually make our hearts cold and heart, like those listed in the previous paragraph. Or we can learn from God’s corrections and repent from our bad behavior. Then we can continue on the right path with God’s blessing.
Reluctant Retiree 