Keep
It ‘Simple’
Trust in the LORD
with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
Proverbs 3:5
Mike Bentley’s search had yielded
three excellent candidates. One of these men would become his
replacement as CEO of Bentley Bridge & Construction. All three
were good men, trustworthy and capable. Mike wanted his replacement
to be someone who didn’t miss the finer details, yet kept things
simple. This final test was designed to single out that individual.
Assembled in his facility’s training
room, Mike was giving them final instructions, “As you may know our
testing facility is state of the art, employing some of the most
complex testing methods anywhere in the world. Gentlemen,” he
emphasized, “this facility is equipped with the best security
system available. The electronic locks in this building automatically
scramble the code each day to prevent hackers from breaking in.”
The men exchanged glances.
“We have shut you in this room,” he
continued, “as your final test. Which ever one of you figures out
how to bypass the security system first and opens the door will be my
replacement.” With that, he said, “Good luck, gentlemen,” and
left.
Two men studied the door’s electronic
keypad to determine the number of possible combinations and how long
it would take to try them all. The third man contemplated the
situation for a moment, walked to the door, turned the knob, and to
the surprise and shock of the other two, opened the door and walked
to a smiling Mike Bentley.
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Mike had not told the men the door was
locked. Yet two men believed it was because his discourse on the
complexity of the security system misled them.
Satan uses this same approach to
confuse and mislead us, inducing us to struggle against an obscure
and imaginary foe.
When we focus on the problem it tends
to consume our thoughts. We lose sight of the solution. Scripture
says that a simple, rational approach is always best: come to Jesus
with the problem. Spend time getting His thoughts on the matter.
Learn to lean on Him instead of complicating things by running around
in an unnecessary, self-induced panic.
Prayer
“Lord, I bring you my
problems, great and small. Show me how to handle them correctly
without being manipulated by the enemy. Amen.”
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