Wednesday, June 1, 2011

June 1 - Proverbs 16:2

All one's ways may
be pure in one's own eyes,
but the Lord weighs the spirit.
Proverbs 16:2
 
I'm sure -- just like me -- that you have NEVER justified an action ... right?
 
Ha!
 
Here are the top 3 ways we tend to justify our actions ...
  1. It's not that bad.
  2. Everyone's doing it.
  3. God just wants me to be happy. Therefore, it's okay.
I wonder what my spirit weighs whenever I try to dust off one of those excuses and use it again. (Heck, sometimes, those excuses are so well-used that I don't even have to dust them off.)
 
God is all-knowing, all-seeing. Just because no human sees your actions, doesn't mean that they're not seen. Passages like this always convict me: My standard needs to be in his eyes ... not mine.
 
In Christ's Love,
a guy who wants to return to the Gold Standard --
His (gold) ... not mine (dust bunnies and lint)

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