Jesus said, “And where I go you know, and the way you know.” John 14:4

 As I look back over my life, I see many times (too many times), when I knew the right thing to do and didn’t, but acted like I didn’t know as a way to justify my wrongdoing. Have you ever done this for yourself? If you peel back the logic in what we humans do, we oftentimes try to justify our sinful behavior by playing dumb.

 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes. But the Lord weighs the hearts. Proverbs 21:2

 The truth is playing dumb doesn’t work with God, He sees every intention behind every action men and women take; He weighs the heart. Your life is more transparent to God than even to yourself. It’s hard to imagine God knows us better than we know ourselves, but it’s true. That’s why it’s so important to walk in the Spirit daily, by reading God’s word and making a commitment to remain obedient to His calling. Prayer is essential to maintaining that connection with God; without it you are prone to hear the lies of Satan and find yourself justifying His temptations vs. living an obedient life, which results in more of God’s blessings.

 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting. Romans 1:28

 Lets face it, you know the truth and if you don’t, it’s in the bible for you to read and heed. Playing dumb will only harden your heart as you justify more wrong behavior and eventually God will turn you over to your own desires, to the point where you literally self-destruct spiritually.  Stop the madness and seek God’s forgiveness and turn from the sinful things you know are wrong and live in obedience to Christ. On the day of judgment, everything will be presented and nothing you can say will justify your wrongdoing when you knew the truth.