It's so much easier to throw stones at someone else than to take responsibility for our own faults, its so much easier to see what others need to do to change than to look at ourselves and see what we need to change; but what are we sacrificing by doing that? Not only are we hurting the person we blame, but we could be keeping ourselves from reaching our fullest potential by not really looking into what we should probably change about ourselves. I confess, I've been guilty of this for awhile now, and last night the Holy Spirit convicted my heart of this need to change and look closely at my own heart and behavior.
When I did, I didn't like what I saw and was humbled by my actions. I had to apologize, confess where I went wrong and submit myself to the authority of our Sovereign God. I am not going to go in to details of the situation, because frankly it's personal, but I was wrong and have been for awhile, so now that I am aware of it I have to push my pride aside and adjust myself to the Lord's way of thinking. In certain areas of my life I have been struggling for a while, but now I realize if I had submitted in the beginning this could have all been avoided.
Sometimes our pride blocks us from seeing that truth, even when we think we are living in alignment with The Lord's will for us it's easy to get side tracked or blinded by the attitude of 'I'm doing everything right.' Pride and over confidence can be dangerous blinders because they can make you believe exactly what you want to believe. You can see the world exactly as you want and fault will always lay at someone else's feet. But what's the cost? What are you doing to that relationship? What are you doing to that person you are blaming or putting down?
If you stay close to The Lord eventually the light will break through and the truth will be seen. It's important once you know the truth, once you realize you were wrong that you get in obedience to The Lord. Whatever needs done to fix the situation, do it no matter how hard because by doing so you can start the process of healing. For me, this time it was humbling myself and apologizing. Apologizing to God and to the person I wronged, and now I have to change myself. I have to change what I was doing so that I am in line with God's will over my life and so I am no longer hurting this person with my wrong actions towards them. Trusting His will means obedience, and obedience to the Lord often means being humble.
I think we are all guilty of some fashion of pride blinders, it's easy to fall victim too. Maybe the next time things aren't going the right way I will understand to check myself first. The important thing to learn and remember when the Lord's Spirit corrects you is that you are not being condemned but instead it is an opportunity to redeem yourself, to change and be better before and through the Lord. Ask for forgiveness of the Father, and anyone involved, then change, prove your sincerity, and through your obedience God's will will be manifested and doors will be opened. Be blessed today and always my friends.
Proverbs 16:18
Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 11:2
When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
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