It is truly sad that believers struggle
with facing the truth of “who we are.” Facing the truth of who we are at any
point in our lives is not to beat ourselves but to make necessary improvements so
that we go forward to fulfill our destinies. It is sad when one’s life remains stagnant,
which can happen for several different reasons, for the fact that the person
refuses to confront themself. It is even worse when we, ourselves are so desperate
to go forward that we pray and fast asking God to take us forward only to turn
away when we find that the solution to our going forward is in fixing certain
things in us. Refusing to acknowledge the truth, we lock ourselves in; remaining
stagnant we distort God’s big picture.
Proverbs 26: 13
“The lazy person claims, there’s a lion out there! If I go outside I might be
killed”
Our reasons for refusing to
confront ourselves or deal with our issues vary. I know, for example, that some
people are afraid of being emotionally traumatized so they would rather avoid
facing the truth of who they are. No matter how wonderful your excuse may seem,
the underlying truth is we hate to deal with the fact that the responsibility
for making the changes rest on us and not on anyone else. It is just easier to
blame it all on someone or something else forgetting that your life is yours
and the persons you seek to pass the buck to are working on their own
responsibility - their life. They are going forward while you are stagnant. Sometimes
we even want to pass the buck onto God but we must realize that these things
won’t make God any less than He is. When God has completed His part, it then
becomes our responsibility to act. Unfortunately, the life is ours yet we toy
with it. It will be sad to live and die talking about His promises and never
experience them for silly reasons such as we are discussing today.
1 Corinthians 11:
31 “But if we examine ourselves, we would not be judged by God in this way.”
At the end of the day we are
doing ourselves a lot of injustice. No matter how much we blame others, the
life is ours. It is like placing food before one who is hungry and they are
waiting for someone else to put the food in their mouth. Of course, eventually
they would lose the food. Even if no one else takes it, it would go bad. God
expects us to use the hands He already provided us to take the food, so that He
will not come down to put it in our mouth. There is a place for everything He
gave us. Simple common sense teaches us that. If He would come down and do what
we ought to do, then why equip us to live physically on earth? Since He gave us
a brain, He must intend for us to use it though following His guide.
1 Corinthians 11:
32 “Yet when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we
will not be condemned along with the world.”
Moreover, God’s thoughts toward
us are always thoughts of good which should ultimately bring us to that good
predestined end He has for us. So when it appears like He is forcing us to
confront ourselves, it can only be for our good. He won’t even do it before you
are fully equipped to deal with it. As we all know, He does not make us deal
with all our wrong at the same time, it is usually a step at a time confirming
that He would not let you take on more than you can handle. If He reveals the
weakness, then He is certain that you are equipped to deal with it. No one else
can deal on your behalf, with what you ought to deal with. You waste your life
and time when you refuse to confront yourself and deal with the issues.
1 Corinthians 10:
13 “The temptations in your life are no different from what others experiences.
And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can
stand. When you are tempted, He will show you a way out so that you can
endure.”
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