July 12, 2014
Challenges
and problems are sometimes must-haves. Even the scripture says in John 16:33
that, “In this world you will continue to experience difficulties. But take
heart! I’ve conquered the world.” (MSG) Despite this, many people still go
about blaming people and even God for whatever situation they are going
through. Some would say my job, my wife, my dog, my mother-in-law, my neighbor
across the street, the media, the government, the receptionist, are responsible
for their problems.
Paul Getty
said, “A man may fail many times but he is not a failure until he begins to
blame somebody else.” I used to be a professional blamer until I realized that
all blame is a waste of time. No matter how much fault you find in others and
regardless of how much you blame them, it will not change you. The only thing
blame does is to keep the focus off you when you are looking for external
reasons to explain your unhappiness or frustration. You may succeed in making
another feel guilty about something by blaming them, but you won’t succeed in
changing whatever it is about you that is making you unhappy.
Someone once
said he started having extramarital affairs because his wife nags a lot. I
laughed because I know that the best years of a man’s life are the ones in
which he realizes and decides his problems are his own. You do not blame them
on your mother, ecology, employer or the president of your nation. You realize
your life is yours. And then you come to understand that the issue/problem is
there already and blaming someone else won’t fix it.
Zacchaeus
could have blamed his short stature on his parents (obviously they must have
been short folks), but he didn’t, instead, he accepted responsibility for his
own life. Today, I urge you to take that important step by accepting
responsibility for your life and realize that you are who you personally chose
to be.
Enjoy!
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