How much of our lives are driven by assumptions?
I assume that when I finish typing this post, it will show up on this site without a hitch. I assume that I'll sleep tonight, wake up in the morning and go to work. I assume that my house, city and workplace are safe. I assume that a message from a friend and a trip to Starbucks will brighten my day tomorrow...and hopefully I'll brighten up the day for at least one other person. I assume that I'm healthy and that I'll keep trekking along as is for a long time (I'm a little in denial about wrinkles at this point!). I assume that I'm funny (at least sometimes?) and well loved by two dogs, four family members, some Starbucks employees who give me free extra shots, co-workers and a crew of amazing friends.
Some of these assumptions may be true and others are false, but they're all just ideas in my head unless they're confirmed by reality. It's important to correctly label some of our critical assumptions as assumptions...otherwise, we are in danger of making some serious errors.
In today's passage, David's son Adonijah made some pretty big (and inaccurate) assumptions. Worse, he acted on his assumptions without confirming the facts. And even when it was obvious that he wouldn't be king, Adonijah assumed King Solomon (the brother he betrayed earlier) would cater to his request. Not so much.
As I close this post, I thought it would be good for us to think about our assumptions by asking ourselves some questions. It might even help to write down some answers.
- What kinds of assumptions do you have...
- about yourself?
- about other people in your life?
- about the world around you?
- about money?
- about church/religion?
- about God? - Why is it important to identify assumptions?
- If you have a false assumption, how do you change it?
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