Proverbs 17:4
Where
do you get your information? I’m not just asking about news, but all your
information. Do you trust WikiPedia, video documentaries, the magazines in the
checkout lines, Google, Facebook? Do you find out about things through
whispers? Is your information filled with negative connotations and comments?
Is someone else being put down in the process?
Where
we get our information says volumes about our character. If we are listening to
gossip, we are a gossip, even if we never pass it along. If we believe lies and
then pass them along, we are a liar. We have a responsibility to be sure we are
speaking the truth. We need to check our facts.
Our
proverb makes a connection between our character and the character of the
things we take in. The old saying, “Garbage in, garbage out” comes to mind.
The
ungodly person listens to lies and doesn’t seem to have any problems with it.
Lies are part of an ungodly person’s character. Deceiving comes easily to them.
They pay attention to other ungodly people in hopes that they can learn new
techniques for deception.
Scam
artists know this well. And right now with the new healthcare law going into
effect, and so many people giving their information to unreliable and
non-secure collection points, the scammers are having a golden opportunity put
right in their laps. The Navigators have no background checks. If I were an
identity thief, I would get a Navigator job. I would gather the information and
then wait a few months before I pounced on those identities.
If
you live in the USA, and you don’t have health insurance, I suggest you wait as
long as possible before getting into one of the exchanges. Maybe they will
finally pay attention to security in the coming months. I’m not giving my
opinion in the hopes the system will fail, but because deceivers are circling
above this like vultures. They are ready to exploit every weakness in order to
steal money and identities.
We
have a choice where we get information. I want to encourage you to find sources
that tell the facts without the emotional hype and manipulation.