Living Life by Design

A two minute read for busy professionals to start their day (Monday-Friday) with something positive, inspiring and always thought provoking.

Growing up, my sister and I had completely different ideas on how to get out of trouble. I was the logical, methodical child that would explain, site facts and argue until my parents lamented. It never worked. My sister, on the other hand, simply appealed to my parents emotion. She was a master at deflecting situations where she was 100% wrong but was still able to convince my parents otherwise. In my minds-eye I can still see the Cheshire Cat smile on her face when she got away with something and I got in trouble.

As I look around today, It’s obvious that objective facts are far less influential than appeals to emotion. There is a tolerance for dishonest, inaccurate allegations and outright denial of facts. Political half-truths and blatant lies have become routine.

God hates lies and deception. David says, ‘People all lie to their neighbours; their flattering lips speak with deception’ (Psalm 12:2). Jesus quoted Isaiah, ‘These people honour me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me’ (Matthew 15:8). Although Joseph’s brothers had deceived their father about the fate of Joseph (Genesis 37:31–35), they knew in their hearts that they could not deceive God: ‘Surely we are being punished because of our brother’ (42:21).

Today, (and every day) God wants you to be honest with him. No ‘canned’ prayers. He likes candor. He wants you to be open, honest, raw, and completely transparent. He wants to hear what is really on your heart…

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