I recently spent some time with a group of guys who were far too advanced in the use of acronyms. It began with a reference to the EHM ministry (extreme home makeover) at their church, and by the end of a couple of days together everything was an acronym.
I can’t remember all of them, but one brother shared a couple that made a lot of sense. He said that “sin” is “self-induced nonsense.” I might give Satan a little credit in the whole sin thing, but the nonsense idea made a lot of sense to me. He went on to say that “God” is “good orderly direction.” Certainly there is a lot more to God than good and order and direction, but the ideas are helpful. It is true, is it not, that I can measure (at least in part) how I am doing in following God by asking whether my life reflects good, whether my life is orderly, and what is the direction of my life.