Dec
17
Tricky Thinking
Filed Under Devotional
You’ve done it. I’ve done it. It’s human nature. We’ve all played the game where we try to be more clever than our own brain. We figure if we can come up with a plausible, innocent explanation for what we’re about to do, then it’s okay. After a while, it’s not even a matter of believing in that explanation, just that it’s a possible reason.
We outsmart ourselves doubly, though. First, we convince ourselves that it really isn’t the sin of our heart that’s leading the way. Then, we somehow trick ourselves into thinking that the key is just having a reasonable story as if we will have to convince some human judge some day.
The truth is that we can get so wound up that we can actually start believing our own faulty reasoning. The truth is both good news and bad news. God can help us keep from getting lost in our own deception. But, He can also see right through it.
“All a man’s ways seem innocent to him,
but motives are weighed by the Lord.” Proverbs 16:2
“He said to them, ‘You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of men, but God knows your hearts. What is highly valued among men is detestable in God’s sight.’ ” Luke 16:15
Don’t bother spinning in circles trying to justify that step you know is wrong. Abandon that pursuit and follow Him. If you’ve already taken the step, repent now. Quit kidding yourself and get back to walking the walk.