How many times do people say one thing and do another? We see it all the way from Government behavior down to the greasy fingered toddler promising they did NOT eat your French fry.

Obviously, my faith should reflect a clear picture of the principles I live by, but just in case you’re still not sure, it’s JESUS example!

From my earliest memories of life, I saw everyone around me behaving contrary to everything that came out of their mouths… from honesty to lies, kindness to cruelty, generosity with a tag, and the famous “Do as I say and Not as I do” Act of 1682! Some grown up idiot came up with this slogan shortly after they got caught doing something bad in front of a kid.

Of all the principles I can choose from to define how I live, it would be the life of Christ that has forever impacted my world. I just know that when I do and say as Jesus would, things turn out far differently in my life than if I reacted like the world does. Nothing has really changed since I was small in regards to human behavior. I am not even immune to this natural state of selfishness. We are born to sneak, cheat, lie, steal, and all the rest of our undesirable natural traits.

We are also blessed with a unique spirit, one that is unlike everybody else. This spirit has the ability to give love, kindness, generosity, grace, mercy and all the rest of our beautiful human capabilities.

I suppose that principles are what separate the wheat from the chaff, as the good book says. Humans are such creatures of habit that all one need do is watch em for a while, and their underlying “Principles” start to surface… if you get my meaning.

As this seems to be how things roll out in the big picture department, I want to ensure that what others see of me… isn’t me at all, but the One in whose principles I define my life by!

Since I like to shake things up and usually choose the road less traveled, I say we all should start living by and saying,

“Do As He Says and Not As I Do”!

Just sayin,

Here, have some fries…