Choosing Destruction

In the book of Exodus, Pharaoh is unwilling to let God's people go. His advisors beg him to listen & point to the fact that their great nation is now ruined because of his hardened heart. 

How many people do the same thing in their personal lives? We see them willingly choose other people instead of their spouse & end up destroying their family. They destroy their business as they seek any advantage even if it is unethical. There are too many examples of those who obliterate their reputation over foolish endeavors. I know stubborn, hard-hearted people who sacrifice relationship on the altar of having to be right. 

These are people who either can't see the damage they are doing or see it and continue to push ahead regardless of the collateral damage that ruins other lives.