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Thursday 29 March 2012

Doing right?

All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart. 
Proverbs 21:2 

Nobody would mind being right, am I right? Of course I am!
Well, there are times when we are aware how not right we can be. For example, beating a red light. Fair enough, anyone who believes he is always right is only deceiving himself. But at the very least we try to convince ourselves that we are not exactly wrong, blaming people and circumstances aside. The driver behind me was driving really fast and it would have been dangerous for me to step on the brakes. The white lie I told was to protect the reputation of a friend. Adam blamed Eve for giving him the forbidden fruit when they were in Eden. Need I give you more examples?

Nobody enjoys being wrong, period. What wise words from King Solomon.
But the Lord weighs the heart. How does He do it? How can we know what are in our hearts? Even the most advanced and sophisticated medical imaging technology isn't good enough to tell you the condition of a person's heart in terms of morality. Time to be frank, we all have motives and rationales behind our every action. A person seated at close proximity to me can not quite possibly read my thoughts better than another who is a thousand miles away. Only I will know why am I acting or speaking in a certain way; perhaps even I might not always understand myself.

Conscience- something that is imprinted on the soul of every man, theists and atheists alike. Some are easily pricked by their own conscience while others may be desensitized in certain areas. Anyhow, it is up to each one to live in whatever way he or she chooses to, with conscience. All of your ways seem right to you, of course. I guess deep down, we all would probably know for ourselves most of the time if what we are doing is really right or not. It is just a matter of convincing ourselves that we are somehow right.

Actions lead to consequences, a simple truth ought to be reminded of frequently lest we start living only as we please.

My actions seem logically right in my eyes, am I too stubborn to receive correction if I were sincerely wrong? I'd love to be right all the time but am I doing right? If I stand before the Lord today and He begins to audit my life, will I be among the sheep or the goats?

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