We live in a time where it seems that everyone has an ‘excuse’ for everything and it is usually to blame someone else, something else or anything else. Where is responsibility? Where is integrity and honor?
We know that the world’s way is to always blame it on anything but ourselves but what about God’s way? Aren’t we supposed to be people of integrity, of honor, placing the truth of God above the ways of the world? And when we make mistakes, which we all will do, aren’t we supposed to take responsibility for them and do the right thing? Admit it, ask forgiveness if appropriate, make it right and move forward – no excuses!
When we stand for God’s truth and as we fulfill our role as His ambassadors to this lost and dying world, we must be willing and able to stand up against the world’s ‘blame everyone else’ mentality and be people of integrity and honor – willing to admit to our mistakes, to the errors that we have committed, to omissions where we have fallen short.
The growing entitlement mentality that is sweeping our country continues to feed the beast that is “it is not my fault’ and someone else must be blamed for my shortcomings – I am surely not to blame. If my “rights’ are not met as I perceive them then I must make excuses for my actions and find a ‘guilty party’ to blame. This is the ‘excuse game’ run amok! If we must use pretext as a ploy to justify our position we might need to revisit our position. The question to ask oneself when considering a response to a situation that would normally generate an excuse: does it bring honor, is it based on integrity?
In short: to stand for His Name and to honor His glory means that there are NO EXCUSES!
We know that the world’s way is to always blame it on anything but ourselves but what about God’s way? Aren’t we supposed to be people of integrity, of honor, placing the truth of God above the ways of the world? And when we make mistakes, which we all will do, aren’t we supposed to take responsibility for them and do the right thing? Admit it, ask forgiveness if appropriate, make it right and move forward – no excuses!
When we stand for God’s truth and as we fulfill our role as His ambassadors to this lost and dying world, we must be willing and able to stand up against the world’s ‘blame everyone else’ mentality and be people of integrity and honor – willing to admit to our mistakes, to the errors that we have committed, to omissions where we have fallen short.
The growing entitlement mentality that is sweeping our country continues to feed the beast that is “it is not my fault’ and someone else must be blamed for my shortcomings – I am surely not to blame. If my “rights’ are not met as I perceive them then I must make excuses for my actions and find a ‘guilty party’ to blame. This is the ‘excuse game’ run amok! If we must use pretext as a ploy to justify our position we might need to revisit our position. The question to ask oneself when considering a response to a situation that would normally generate an excuse: does it bring honor, is it based on integrity?
In short: to stand for His Name and to honor His glory means that there are NO EXCUSES!
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