another answer that james gives in how to handle
temptation is to be responsible.
be responsible.
accept responsibility. don’t blame other people for your
problems. we love to blame other people.
james 1.13b (niv), when tempted, no one should say, ‘GOD is tempting me.’ for GOD cannot be tempted by evil, nor does
HE tempt anyone. GOD does not tempt, but we love to blame others.
will rogers said, “you could summarize american
history into two great movements: the passing of the buffalo and the passing of
the buck.”
we are in a society of irresponsibility. blame society, blame the government, blame
the environment, blame heredity, blame your parents, blame the devil, even
blame GOD.
some people say, “it must be GOD’s will or HE
wouldn’t have let it happen.” that’s
called blaming GOD. there was this guy who said, “GOD told me to leave my wife
and go marry someone else that i met at church.” that’s called blaming GOD. don’t make your bad choices and then blame
them on GOD.
GOD does not tempt.
HE never contradicts HIS word.
GOD is not going to tell you one thing and have the bible say something
different. if the bible says something
and you say something different, you’re wrong.
be responsible. don’t blame GOD
and don’t blame other people. it’s a
sign of immaturity.
the fact is i bring most of my problems onto myself
and so do you. we bring them on ourselves. if i’m ever going to break those bad habits i
want to get rid of, first i have to be realistic; i am tempted. then number two: i’ve got to be responsible;
i quit passing the buck, making excuses.
just a thought from the front porch…
2 comments:
Thank you for this, I really think you hit the nail on the head here. Accepting personal responsibility is something that's getting hard to find in our society. Well done! Bill.(My name is Bill also)
“it must be GOD’s will or HE wouldn’t have let it happen.” that’s called blaming GOD. there was this guy who said, “GOD told me to leave my wife and go marry someone else that i met at church.” that’s called blaming GOD. don’t make your bad choices and then blame them on GOD. nice information n good article,,thank u
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