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Main Idea: We suffer misery when we forsake the Lord to do what’s right in our own eyes.____________________1. The misery of idolatry ( - Idols chosen and cherished_____________________Apply:1. There is no spiritual neutrality when we choose to walk in sin.2. Understand the difference between godly grief and worldly grief._____________________2. The misery of self-sufficiency ( - The call of Jephthah_____________________Apply:1. Beware of self-sufficiency which always leads to misery.2. Confess the ways in which you seek the Lord only when you need something from him._____________________3. The misery of biblical infidelity ( - The vow of Jephthah ______________________Apply:1. Beware of sin that can be carried out with seemingly spiritual motives.2. Study to know God's word, not merely basic concepts and a few proof texts.

