Choose Holiness over Happiness “We are tempted when we are drawn away and trapped by our own evil desires. Then our evil desires conceive and give birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.”James 1:14-15 (GNT) Today we live in an age of irresponsibility, where no one wants to admit that their problems are their own fault. Weve all become victims. No problem we have is ever considered our fault anymore; its always somebody elses problem. We blame others. We blame the government, the media, our parents, the schools, our DNA, and the environment — everything but ourselves. The truth is that you brought most of your problems on yourself. You just need to accept responsibility and quit blaming others. Every time you blame somebody else, youre not admitting what the real problem is. If youre facing temptation right now, youre never going to find freedom until you stop fixing the blame and start fixing the problem. Stop blaming other people! Even when other people have hurt you, its your reaction thats causing the problem. Its amazing to me that some people even try to blame God for the messes in their lives. But Gods will never contradicts Gods Word. If God says, Dont do that in the Bible, he will never tell you yes through a feeling. I dont care how good the feeling is — when you listen to your feelings instead of Gods Word, youre walking straight into a trap. One of the most common excuses Ive heard to justify a multitude of sins is, God wants me to be happy, and this will make me happy.” God wants you to be happy. But God wants you to be holy more than he wants you to be happy. He wants you to obey him. You will never be totally happy when you ignore Gods will. In fact, youre heading for destruction. The rules and principles that are in the Bible are not there just to make life miserable. Theyre there for your own good. The happiest people in the world are those who hang on to what God says and follow it, regardless of what their feelings say. Talk It Over What are the problems in your life that you’ve tried to blame someone else for? Has blaming someone else ever made you truly happy? How did it actually make you feel?
Posted on: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 06:33:20 +0000
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