Put your confidence in Him

Let me begin this post by confessing that I have made mistakes - BIG ONES. I am not in any way glossing over my sins and failures. I am in no way belittling my sins. I am admitting that I have mad MANY mistakes and committed many sins. I have confessed before that even on my best day I fail. Not that I want to, not that I am proud of that fact, it is truth. All I can do is ask GOD to forgive me,  ask anyone I have wronged to forgive me, turn from that sin, and try to not sin again.

I wanted to start with that acknowledgement prior to getting into today's post. I am not condemning anyone, only GOD has that right. I am not trying to convict anyone, only GOD has that power. But, none of us live in a vacuum and, lately, there has been an abundance of news pertaining to prominent, powerful, Christian people who have made grievous errors in judgment and have committed sins. And, of course, everyone wants to point out how they are supposed to be the morally correct and, yet, they have sinned. Again, allow me to say, as we all have. Now, in NO WAY am I condoning any of these acts. I am just stating that we have ALL sinned and come short of the glory of GOD. What these individuals should have done, as we all should, is ask GOD to forgive them, ask those they have hurt and wronged to forgive them, and not try to cover things up.

We are all hurt by these acts. No, not like the ones they were committed against. But, we all feel the hurt that has been exacted and feel the condemnation placed on everyone that confesses to be Christian. Again, not condoning any of the sins, just saying that just because one Christian sinned doesn't mean that all are guilty of that sin.

Today's word is Psalm 146:3, NLT, which reads, "Don't put your confidence in powerful people; there is no help for you there."

We, Christians, should do better, behave better, be better. However, we, Christians, are still human. And, humans make mistakes, some bigger than others, but, we all make them. I think we often try to put people on pedestals: politicians, pastors, civic leaders, actors, etc. But, these are all still humans, flawed, failed, and fallacious. We shouldn't be surprised that politicians, tv personalities, or pastors are caught in sin. They are no different than any other human. It hurts that they fail. It hurts that they falter. It hurts that they aren't what they profess and we hope that they are. But, we shouldn't be surprised; they are human. What we need to do is quite putting our confidence in people and realize that the only One that will NEVER fail us is GOD! Put your confidence in Him!

Be Blessed,
Mickey T