The Plumbline

I think we might all be a little guilty of jumping to conclusions at times.  We just don't possess all the facts, but somehow we think we have the whole thing figured out in our minds.  We form some type of "story" in our minds we latch onto.  In plain language, anytime we don't have all the information (the facts), we are jumping to conclusions which may not be well-founded. 8  Don't jump to conclusions—there may be  a perfectly good explanation for what you just saw. (Proverbs 25:8 The Message) The stories we tell ourselves are often more important than we think!  An inaccurate story will only lead to inaccuracies in our actions!  Learning to tell ourselves the correct story is most important. There are many sources of "input" our brains receive each day.  The very nature of each source of input lends itself to "interpretation" data which gets added to the mix of other stuff we take in.  For example, if we rely only upon what com...

1-5 One day at three o'clock in the afternoon, Peter and John were on their way into the Temple for prayer meeting. At the same time there was a man crippled from birth being carried up. Every day he was set down at the Temple gate, the one named Beautiful, to beg from those going into the Temple. When he saw Peter and John about to enter the Temple, he asked for a handout. Peter, with John at his side, looked him straight in the eye and said, "Look here." He looked up, expecting to get something from them.   6-8 Peter said, "I don't have a nickel to my name, but what I do have, I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk!" He grabbed him by the right hand and pulled him up. In an instant his feet and ankles became firm. He jumped to his feet and walked. (Acts 3:1-8) When we live in such a way that our lives are a testimony to a hurting world around us, we will always be in contact with those in need - our paths will PURPOSEFULLY cross.  God g...