Accepting The Responsibility

Let's Walk in the Light

Pages 103-105

The next sin that we'll be studying spreads the responsibility for sin on everyone else's shoulders but our own. We justify our sins all the time, blaming them on unhappy marriages, character traits we inherited from our parents, or results of our childhood experiences.

16. The Lie: I am not fully responsible for my actions and reactions.

The Truth: God does not hold me accountable for the actions of others.

The Truth: I am responsible for my own choices.

It's important to bring this particular lie into the light. When we do, we learn that it is our action in opposition to the lie that brings freedom. The action is to confess with our mouths the sin, to ask God to forgive us, and to ask the appropriate person to forgive us.

The truth is that only by accepting full responsibility for our actions and attitudes can we ever be fully free from guilt. A guilt-free life is the result of walking in the light.

From Colossians 3

You were raised with Christ, so seek after the things that interest Him! Think about pleasing Him because you now live in His Kingdom and He is your boss. Before you were a Christian, your thoughts would go to evil subjects, and you would think the worst of people. Now that you belong to Christ, you are able to make a choice to surrender your "rights" and live life the right way.

If you let the Word of God saturate your soul, you will find that your decision-making is based upon wisdom! You will soon discover that you possess a heart of peace, not conflict; and that your life overflows with thanksgiving, not selfishness.