Category Archives: Responsibility
Apr 17, 2011
Looking Forward
Failures and disappointments. Aches and pains from the past that just won’t seem to go away. Most of us know what it’s like to suffer from them but too few of us know just what to do about them. So we limp along, hoping somehow they’ll magically stop hurting.
But it never happens that way. In fact, the passing of time often leaves us in worse condition–not better. Because, instead of putting those painful failures behind us, we often dwell on them until they become more real to us than the promises of God. We focus on them until we become bogged down in depression, frozen in our tracks by the fear that if we go on, we’ll only fail again. I used to get caught in that trap a lot. Then one day when I was right in the middle of a bout with depression, the Lord spoke up inside me and said: “Scott, your problem is you’re forming your thoughts off the past instead of the future. Don’t do that! Unbelief looks at the past and says, “See, it can’t be done.” But faith looks at the future and says, “It can be done, and according to the promises of God, it is done!” Then putting past failures behind it forever, faith steps out and acts like the victory’s already been won. If depression has driven you into a spiritual nosedive, break out of it by getting your eyes off the past and onto your future–a future that’s been guaranteed by Jesus through the great and precious promises in His Word. So, do it! Replace thoughts of yesterday’s mistakes with scriptural promises about your future. As you do that, hope will start taking the place of depression. The spiritual aches and pains that crippled you for so long will quickly disappear. Instead of looking behind you and saying, “I can’t,” look ahead and say, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me!”
Apr 16, 2011
Take Responsibilty
The buck stops here. We are responsible for all of things in our past. We can’t change the past, but we can shape our future. It is up to us to take the initiative to do so.
We have to stop blaming others; even ourselves for where we are in life. It is time that we take responsibility for where we are and where we are heading. You determine your destiny, not others. However, you can give that right to others when you let them control your mindset, thoughts, and decisions. No more playing the blame game. No more allowing others to determine our emotions. We have to take the responsibility for our destiny; which is all about others. We must love no matter what the circumstances. When others are plotting their revenge we are plotting how to be a blessing and how to love. We are in control of our emotions. We will not blame others for our situation any more. It is all a matter of how we think. Our mindset must be one of responsibility not blaming and faultfinding. I choose today to be responsible for my future and my destiny. I choose to love and forgive not to blame others. Today is our day for success!!