I can be a bit dense at times, but it makes it more pleasurable to have an “epiphany” when I do finally understand something.
The title of this article makes reference to the Bible scripture about giving, but Jesus uses an analogy that can be used for many actions.
Matthew 6:3 – But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing
For the longest time, I didn’t understand what this meant because both hands are controlled by one mind…mine (or yours in your case). It finally occurred to me what it meant when I was working the other day, and I was using both hands to perform a task. I was singularly focused on this task and didn’t have think about how I was using both my hands because they were focused on this one task. Even though both your hands know what the other is doing because they’re working together, there is no real thought in how they’re being used.
Now think about when you are using both your hands to do multiple tasks like patty your head and rubbing your stomach at the same time. You have to think about what you’re doing with each hand. There’s also more malicious examples I can use when your hands are doing multiple tasks, like distracting someone with one hand and picking their pocket with the other. This particular example is of type of evil thinking to which I believe God makes reference in Genesis 6:5. Essentially, man seeks to manipulate things to his benefit by deception. This is a greater evil than doing bad deeds alone.
Genesis 6:5 – Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.