When No One Is Looking

Do you remember the old adage, "When the cat's away, the mice will play"?  When we think no one is looking, we make different choices. When there no one around to whom we must give an answer, are inhibitions are lowered. When we think no one will tell, there is no telling what we will do.

Except that there is never a time when no one is looking. In this day of security cameras and  smart phones, chances are good that someone will see your bad. And, it would not be unusuL for your indescretion to be shared on social media. Big brother and the whole family tree is watching.

More importantly, our Father before whom we must one day stand, is watching: "Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account" (Heb 4:13).

Here's the thing, it's what we do when we think no one is watching that reflects our true heart. And it is our heart that, which, God,  judges, not our external action. As someone once said, character is what one does when no one is watching. Jus' Say'n.