We may be private people, but we do not live our lives in secret. Whether they like it or not, leaders are placed upon a stage and people around them are always watching. In addition, the media constantly reminds us that one false step and we could be tomorrow’s headlines. Those truths alone ought to compel us to watch our step. But the most sobering reality is that everything we do is done “in the eyes of the Lord.” We must never forget that God sees everything we do.
We have a tendency to justify our behavior and to put it into the best light. If only people will let us explain, we can show them why our angry outburst was justified or our delay was explainable or our neglect should be excused . . . But the key is whether God, after having observed our behavior, considers it to have been “right.” We can argue all day that it was but ultimately what makes our behavior good is when God declares it to be.
Have you been living your life with the keen awareness that everything you do is being closely observed by a heavenly audience? Have you been vociferously pleading the justness of your behavior rather than seeking God’s opinion on the matter? We may not be able to fool others but we regularly deceive ourselves as to our righteousness. Why not try living this entire day with the ongoing, tangible reality that God is observing everything you do?