But Its Not My Fault!

Hey! It's Not My Fault!

I recently came across a list of "Ten Television Talk Show Myths" that was very enlightening. It seems that many people have adopted these "myths" as facts and now operate their lives by them.

• All of your problems are somebody else’s fault.
• The world owes you happiness.
• You will be happy if you get what you want.
• There is never any reason to feel guilty.
• Man is basically good and unselfish.
• All beliefs are equally valid.
• Pornography and perversion are innocent.
• You can have it all.
• You should not have to wait for anything.
• Because you are God, the answer lies within you.

Are there answers to these "myths?" There are many, but one is obvious ... Each of us is responsible for his or her own actions.

Steps Towards Accepting Responsibility

Be Responsible For Who You Are - You are a wonderful creation of God. You are His Child. You are fearfully and wonderfully made. God has created you to be His companion. You are a wonderful creation of God. . . . Now act like it. Psalm 139:14 "I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well."

Be Responsible For What You Can Do - " I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; And because I cannot do everything - I will not refuse to do the something that I can do." Edward Everette Hale "If you do not do what you know is right, you have sinned." James 4:17

Be Responsible For What You Have Received - What has God given you? Talents? Money? Family? God expects more out of a stick of dynamite than He does out of a firecracker. “From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.” Luke 12:48b

Be Responsible To God - One day we must realize that we ultimately will answer to God - for our actions and how we treated others. “So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.” Romans 14:12

Take Charge - Be Responsible!