Practice Proactive Transparency

What sorrow for those who say that evil is good and good is evil, that dark is light and light is dark, that bitter is sweet and sweet is bitter. Isaiah 5:20

My heart’s desire as a kid was to save enough money to send away for a pair of those X-ray glasses advertised in the comic books. As I recall, none of my friends ever got a pair. We were too skeptical or too afraid that the glasses really would work and that we would get into a world of trouble.

Here’s a little secret: The people you’re leading don’t need to order special glasses—they can see right through you.

Learn to practice something I call proactive transparency.

If you’re sad, don’t act happy.

If you’re disappointed, say so.

When something tickles your funny bone, laugh out loud.

If things aren’t okay, don’t say they are.

God laid out his case against Israel. High on his list of offenses was their saying one thing while meaning another. How do you score in this area?