To sin or not to sin....

My parents reminded me this evening of one of my strategic childhood ploys to escape punishment.

As a young boy my parents used to encourage good behaviour by pointing to a framed picture of the Saviour and reminding me that Jesus was watching me.   My little brain registered that information, and when I'd done something naughty I went over to the picture frame and turned it round so Jesus could no longer watch me.   There, problem solved.  I could now do whatever I wanted.

The downside was my parents now had an instant bad behaviour alarm.  As soon as they saw the turned picture they knew I'd been up to no good.  I'm sure I could have got away with a lot more things if I'd caught on quicker.