Proverbs 11:3
3The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.
Yet
again is there not a typical message. I believe for many of you I have
told you before that I started watching Blue Bloods because of an actor
friend of mine who appeared on it. The latest episode was Inside Jobs
but it's message was more about values and choices and how duplicity can
get one in trouble. In the latest episode: Brigitte Moynahan's
character was asked, by someone she deeply admired and looked up to, to
sit on the Board of two major charities before rats infested the
charity dinner. On the other side of town, her brother, Donnie's
character, was investigating a man who had been thrown out of the car
with a dead rat in his pocket. It turned out that both incidents were
related and not so upstanding citizens referred to someone who pays them
as "Goddess". When at that family dinner table, the case came up and so
did the charity dinner. When Donnie's character had a chance to talk to
Brigitte's character, he mentioned the case as he even picked up they
may be related and mentioned the name "Goddess". Brigitte heard the name
and pretended not to know it. But she knew her friend had been referred
to as "Goddess" and how she earned the nickname. Donnie continued to
press her and she was nervous about approaching her friend who continued
to press her to be on the board. Having Brigitte on the board would
give her the contacts/network she needed but also have the DA's
office in her back pocket while the unsavory things she did went
unnoticed. Eventually Donnie's character pressed Brigitte's character to
the point that she set up a meeting so the guy who claimed to be the
enforcer for hire by "Goddess" could give a positive id. And Guess what?
The enforcer gave the positive id and even "Goddess" recognized the man
when he approached her. When Donnie's character put the handcuffs on
her, the response was, "Do you know who I am? Do you know what I have
done for this city and the people I've helped?" Brigitte called her on
her "charity". As it's her job to take down those who are in criminal
activity. Brigitte knew if she didn't help her brother, her integrity
would be on the line. It hurt her to do it because she looked up to
"Goddess". But "Goddess" used the, "I'll have my way " to the point that
the bad began to outweigh the good she was doing.
What's the
point? The point is, duplicity is a sharp fence to walk and can cause
destruction as King Solomon pointed out. Yes, everyone makes mistakes.
But the point of making mistakes is to learn the lesson that comes from
them so one can move forward and be better and do better. But if one
never learns, the mistakes are repeated time and time again til they
unravel the person and things become ugly.
Assignment for the week: Watch Blue Bloods episode online called Inside Jobs and also rent/download
Devil's Advocate with Al Pacino. Write down what you learn from each.
But this is the assignment for the week as this is the only daily
message you will receive for the week.
P.S. Remember to check out my girl Stubbs of the Leap of Faith Show on the Leap of Faith Network on www.leapoffaithshow.com Mon-Fri from 10am-12pm and listen for the Get Your JOY In The Morning segment!
