REALITY CHECK

Every single day is a day where our true self is being checked. In regard to work, it's integrity check, in regard to our conduct, it's testimony check, in regard to our thoughts, it's conscience check, in regard to our relationship with people, it's humility check, in regard to our handling of money, it's honesty check. Is this REAL? Am I a man of integrity, a man whose testimony is true, a man whose conscience is clear, and who is consistently humble and honest? This is what I call reality check and its tough because we always have the tendency to cast the first stone on someone else's sin and not our own.

The last few days since returning from the the weekend with student leaders and also with other leaders just last weekend I discovered that we are constantly bombarded with self-righteous attitudes. The devil wants us to be self righteous and accuse everyone else of being at fault. We have the tendency to see the speck in our brothers eye and somehow not being able to see the incredibly enormous log that is in our own eye.

It is a challenge to try to take the log out of our eyes, my eyes, before actually even looking at the speck in someone else's eye. It is however my prayer that the Lord will help me every day to go through a reality check and see my own life in His light and not in the light of my own good works, which are pure filthy rags in His eyes.

God is gracious however and, in that, I rejoice. Thanksgiving for the good of others seems more difficult than thanksgiving for our own self righteousness. It is amazing to see how the Lord still chose to use us even when we have so many hang ups. It is obvious that the Lord is much bigger than all our hang ups put together. Praise the Lord indeed.

Well today is Chinese New Years Eve, but in London it's just another regular day at work. Nevertheless everyday must be a day of celebration of the goodness of God. We must not missed it. Its a miracle!! Every day is. So won't you rejoice with me. Hallelujah!!!

It is Good to Give thanks to the Lord.
Kenny Gan