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Blaming others for
our shortcomings and mistakes is usually
a way we avoid facing the truth about
ourselves. Dr Wayne Dyer says, 'All
blame is a waste of time. Regardless of
how much fault you find, it will not
change you. The only thing blame does is
keep the focus off you when you're
looking for external reasons to explain
your unhappiness or frustration. You may
succeed in making another feel guilty
but you won't succeed in changing
whatever's making you unhappy.' The
Israelites spent 40 years in the
wilderness, making a journey that should
have taken 11 days (see Deuteronomy
1:2). That's because they blamed God,
and Moses, and whatever, for all their
problems; everything that happened was
somebody else's fault. Sound familiar?
Solomon says, 'Don't try to disclaim
responsibility by saying you didn't
know...God...knows all hearts...And He
will reward everyone according to his
deeds.' The truth may be hard to face,
but hiding from it doesn't make it go
away. In fact, until you're willing to
admit your mistakes you'll keep having
problems and fixing blame. Remember,
Satan will never stop trying to engage
you in the blame game through your
thoughts and emotions. And when you go
there he wins and you lose! Paul said,
'Do not let yourself be overcome by
evil...overcome...evil with good'
(Romans 12:21 AMP). Did you get that?
You get to decide how much ground you'll
give to '...the accuser...' (Revelation
12:10 KJV). Winston Churchill once said,
'The price of greatness is
responsibility.' So stop passing the
buck, get honest with God and let Him
correct the things in your life that are
out of order. |