11/04/21 REFLECTION FROM 5 YEARS AGO

11/04/21 REFLECTION FROM 5 YEARS AGO

People are always shifting blame to: parents, children, siblings, friends, the devil, God, the boss, the employee, the weather.

I remember a song that blamed, "Everybody else but me," and another that confessed, "Not my brother nor my sister, but it's me oh Lord, standing in the need of prayer..."
It could also be said, "It's me, it's me oh Lord, needing to trust, obey, surrender, follow, praise, rejoice, serve, love.

I hope you read my simple but true post from five years ago.

WHO TO BLAME
It is not that the stain of sin is beyond Divine cleansing, it is that people do not trust the Blood.
It is not that holiness is unlivable, it is that the power of the Holy Spirit is rejected.
It is not that love, kindness, mercy, tenderness, humility, gentleness, patience, compassion are useless, it is that they are costly.
It is not that joy and peace are unavailable, it is that they are unwanted.

Don't blame society, family, or the devil for your spiritual poverty; you have chosen your treasures.