“Lies are the fig leaves we have sewn for ourselves.” — Halim Suh, The Austin Stone
Christianity
Hedge Your Bets
I’ve learned through freelancing and working at a boutique marketing agency that it’s important to hedge my bets. The pipeline needs to be kept full. The backup plan should always be in motion. I shouldn’t be so reliant on one contract that losing it will kill the business.
Satisfaction for the Soul
“It never works to look for spiritual heart satisfaction in physical things.” – Paul David Tripp, Awe
For the Kingdom
The commandment, “You shall not steal,” concerns both wrong taking and wrong keeping. It is about stewardship and trust. It asks, “Do you believe that everything you have is from God?” The followup: “If you believe that, what doesn’t belong to God?” Those questions change the equation. When everything is God’s, I begin to ask how much I can give rather than how much I can keep, not only in relation to money but also people, talents, skills, everything.
The Honorable Thing
Every once in a while—okay, maybe most of the time—I’m thrust into situations where I don’t know what to do. What is the right course of action? What honors God most?
Keeping Work in Perspective
“Why is it so hard to keep work in its proper, God-designed place?” – Paul David Tripp, Awe