Put the blame where it belongs

I am as bad as anyone to look for someone to blame. I think it is human nature to find someone or something to blame other than ourselves. We don't like admitting that we are less than we think we are. Well, guess what? I am sure that I am far less than I think I am.

When we make the big mistakes, our need to find a "scapegoat" becomes even larger. The larger the mistake the larger the feeling of not wanting to accept responsibility. When it comes to sins, we are even more reluctant to own it.

Today's word is from Proverbs 19:3, NIV, which reads, "A person's own folly leads to their ruin, yet their heart rages against the LORD."

We have seen people do it more often than we care to admit. They make a huge mistake and run afoul of the law, or with their spouse, or with their boss, etc., and they blame GOD for not getting them out of their predicament. Well, who got you into the predicament?

It is when we put the blame where it belongs, on ourselves, that we experience true freedom and forgiveness. Blaming someone else for my shortcomings is like taking the blame for someone else's. GOD didn't cause you to get into the mess you are in. However, He will help you through it, if only you will seek His will, ask His forgiveness, own up to your failures, and seek the forgiveness of those you hurt. It's not easy for me either but it is time to put the blame where it belongs.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T