Remember what happened to Lot’s wife! If you cling to your life, you will lose it, and if you let your life go, you will save it. ~Luke 17:32-33 (NLT)
When Sodom was being destroyed and Lot and his family were fleeing God's wrath, Lot's wife disobeyed the order to not look back and was turned into salt. Now, some people would use this analogy to say we shouldn't be looking back at our old lives or our past sins--which is true--but it would also be a good way of explaining to someone that the things of this world will never satisfy our innermost desires, and that they often go against God's better judgment. When we even "look to" or "dwell on" those hidden desires to be a part of the worldly things other people do, we are heading down the path of disobeying God's will for us. We are beginning to look the other way, and when we look the other way, we are also beginning to turn our back on Him. (Not good).
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