BLAME – THE EASIEST ROUTE

"People who are out to find fault seldom find anything else." – Unknown

Grow UP

When you blame others, you give up your power to change, because until blame transfer stops, character building doesn’t start. It's always easier to pass the buck - you know, blame someone else for the mistake, and absolve ourselves completely. It’s the easiest thing to do in a tough situation.

In Discipleship Journal, Don McCullough wrote: "John Killinger tells about the manager of a minor league baseball team who was so disgusted with his center fielder's performance that he ordered him to the dugout and assumed the position himself. The first ball that came into center field took a bad hop and hit the manager in the mouth. The next one
was a high fly ball, which he lost in the glare of the sun--until it bounced off his forehead. The third was a hard line drive that he charged with outstretched arms; unfortunately, it flew between is hands and smacked his eye. Furious, he ran back to the dugout, grabbed the center fielder by the uniform, and shouted. 'You idiot! You've got center field so messed up that even I can't do a thing with it!

When you point an accusing finger at someone, three more point back at you? How long will you go on blaming your father for leaving, and abandoning you when you needed him most? When will you step up to the plate, and take responsibility for yourself? The truth is that everyone makes mistakes, if you were in their shoes it's possible you would have done worse. Let go of the blaming and take responsibility for your life: grow up!

Let us pray: Father, I receive grace to grow up, in Jesus name.

WISDOM NUGGET: 1 Corinthians 13:11
"When I was a child, I talked like a child..." - AMP