Today we are so blessed to have another post from Sister Connie Keyohara! Please keep Connie in your prayers her precious doggy Pete passed away this week. We are praying for you Connie.
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James 1:14 But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire.
Have you ever lost a job, ended a relationship, forgot your homework or maybe you broke a promise? Then you blamed someone else!? Maybe your boss or your dog or the other person? It’s a game called “the blame game.” We’ve all played it.
It starts 2000 years ago: The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate. Genesis 3:12
Adam is caught red handed in sin, so he throws his wife under the bus. He believes that he would have remained innocent if God hadn’t given him a wife.
We want to justify ourselves so bad, that we become irrational blamers. There should be absolutely no excuse for this.
Making excuses and blaming others is arrogant and plain foolish. Pride comes along and will cause us to try to justify our actions and relieve our guilty conscience. Arrogance keeps us from humbling ourselves and repenting of this sin.
James 4:6 “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.”
We claim that it must be somebody else’s fault. Our parents perhaps…It’s popular in this day and age to blame everyone else. If it’s not our parents, then it’s probably our sibling, neighbor, coworker, pastor, elected officials, and the list goes on and on.
The problem with blaming others and not owning our part it, is that it feeds our pride and stifles the Lord’s blessing in our life. We miss out on God’s blessings, that’s a terrible thing to have happen.
You see, the God of the universe, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The God of all good and precious things knows the situation well. He is already working in your favor. He knows the truth and he has the answer.
If you’re blaming others for your mistakes or sins, the first step is to ask forgiveness from God for acting this way then take responsibility for your own actions. Stay away from the blame game and let maturity do its thing, because in this dysfunctional behavior, God will hold you accountable and there are consequences to being this way.
“So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God. Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother’s way.” Romans 14:12-13
On judgment day, there will be no way for you to shift the blame. On that day you will find out that God and His Laws are unbendable.
My prayer for you today, is that you would stop playing the blame game.
Many Blessings,