BE BLESSTIFIED!
WHY WE NEED TO REPLACE THE WORDS ‘BLAME’ & ‘FAULT’ WITH ‘RESPONSIBLE’…Original, daily devotionals, inspiration and more from a fresh, "Hey! I never thought about it like that before" perspective.
We need to learn to replace the words ‘blame’ and ‘fault’ with ‘responsible’.
Blame and fault are negative; Responsibility is positive.
Blame shifts responsibility or refuses to accept it.
Fault encourages one to pass the buck to protect themselves.
Have you ever blamed someone else when you were responsible?
The enemy is always looking for opportunities to provoke us to sin so he can blame and accuse us.
Revelation 12:10 (NKJV)
10 Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, “Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down.
Romans 14:11-12 (NKJV)
11 For it is written:
“As I live, says the Lord,
Every knee shall bow to Me,
And every tongue shall confess to God.”
12 So then each of us shall give account of himself to God.
Galatians 6:5 (NKJV)
5 For each one shall bear his own load.
God expects us to hold one another responsible and accountable, sometimes with rebuke…
Proverbs 27:17 (NKJV)
17 As iron sharpens iron,
So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
And, sometimes in gentleness…
Galatians 6:1-2 (NKJV)
6 Brethren, if a man is [a]overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted. 2 Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
But always in wisdom. Remember, responsibility brings accountability and blame brings shame.
BE BLESSTIFIED!
Reblogged this on Truth in Palmyra and commented:
The buck-passing began with Adam and Eve and has NOT gotten any better since. Thanks for these to the point words, brother Al.
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I love your intro sentence. God bless you brother:-)
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Thanks much, my brother. It’s not the world of 40 years ago, when people said. “Yep, my fault, sorry, how can I help fix it.” Sigh
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Not even of 20 years ago.
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Amen! Some other words for “blame and fault” besides responsibility are actually, “power and authority.” Most of us want more of that and blame is just like handing all your power over to somebody else. We’ve actually been given the power and authority of Jesus Christ! That’s huge and it comes with His grace.
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Ammeeeeeennnnnn!!! Power and authority in the name of Jesus!
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