KEY VERSE: Galatians 6:4-5
“It may
not be your fault; but you’ve got to take responsibility.”
Many people are unaware of the benefits
of taking responsibility over everything that goes wrong in their lives. You may not be responsible for all the things
that have gone bad. But if you want to correct the wrongs, then you have to
take responsibility. When you don’t take charge over the things that went wrong
in your life, you will lack the ability to correct the wrongs. Instead of
fixing the things that caused you pain in the past, you would go about wasting
time, looking for who to blame. You can’t get ahead with that kind of
mentality.
Think of what happened to Judas and Peter. Both of them failed their Master. They both felt pained and remorseful afterwards. But when Judas returned to the Chief Priests with the money he had been given, they said, “What is that to us? That’s your responsibility.” Instead of taking responsibility, Judas threw the money back to them. Then he went away and hanged himself. Peter acted differently when he denied Jesus three times. After realizing his mistake, he wept bitterly and then took responsibility as he went back to correct his mistakes and to become the leader of the Church.
Prayer/Confession: As l correct my mistakes, I’ll take responsibility. Amen.
REFERENCES/FURTHER STUDY: Luke 22:54-62; Matthew 27:1-5
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