Amos 5:12 For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: afflicting the just and taking bribes; diverting the poor from justice at the gate.

No matter how you look at it, God is omniscient: at means that God knows everything. When we do bad things against others we are doing it in front of God because He knows, He sees and He hears everything.

We may overcharge people, take more than we should, say we can’t when we can, say no just to spite others; but we do this all with God watching. This is us sinning against God.

We need to admit that we do get things wrong, ask God to forgive us and then try to not go back to doing that again. That is God’s will for us.

Proverbs 29:11 A fool vents all his feelings, But a wise man holds them back.

I often think of myself as a fool because I cannot keep a conversation going for too long; but then you get to meet some people who just have to get everything off their chest without thinking about the consequences of what they say!

There are times when we should talk about things and then there are times when we definitely do need to keep quiet. It is not all about us and what we think and want all the time. It is about how we interact with others and how we make them feel too.

It is no use being able to say all sorts of things if nothing that we say will build other people up – because we are then just breaking others down…

Proverbs 28:16 A ruler who lacks understanding is a great oppressor, But he who hates covetousness will prolong his days.

We may look at some of the world leaders and wonder how they can be so evil or such great oppressors; we then blame various things like their lack of judgment or greed. But what about us?

Each one of us are leaders in one way or another because others look at us and may want to copy what we do. That gives us responsibility. If we lack understanding, or show greed, or whatever, then we are giving that example to others to follow.

Instead of looking at the world leaders we don’t like, let us look at our own example toward others and improve that first of all.