Keep It ‘Simple’
March 15
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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