Nov 09 2008
THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT! BAH HUM BUG!
OK! I want to talk about one of my personal “pet peeves”. Ever heard the line: “The Devil made me do it”? I am so sick of that line I could just puke. I’ve used it in the past myself. Let me tell you what God quickened in my spirit about this copout line. Did you know that the Devil can not make you do anything and that God can but will not make you do anything. Guess who that leaves to blame? Oh! That is right, we do not have anyone to blame for our mess ups but ourselves. I praise God for the day He made me realize that I am responsible for all of my decisions whether they good or bad I chose them and no one made me do it but me. I bet you’re thinking “this girl is crazy if she thinks I’m responsible for everything I ever did”. It doesn’t matter what I think one little iota. God said we are each responsible for our own actions. The devil can only place the idea in your mind. You are the one who chooses to act on it.
Now why am I on this “soap box”? Well, if you have not gotten mad at me yet, and I guess if you are this far then you are not quite mad yet, I’ll tell you what happened. You see for the past few days I have been bombarded with temptations to write things to you that are not in accordance with God’s word. Oh, they look so good on the outside but on the inside after careful examination they are so far from the Word of God I just can’t believe it. Now I know where these temptations came from, what makes me mad today is that each time I am tempted I almost give in. You know what that means don’t you? I will have to continue with these temptations until I get it right because God wants His Word to be put out there in the right way and I have to learn to resist the devil just like everyone else. Did I mention I’m not perfect and that it makes me mad at myself when I make mistakes? I for one can not wait to get to heaven so I do not have to fight with my own body any more to keep it under control.
Maybe it would help if some of you would share with me some of your own struggles because I am starting to think that I am the only one who makes mistakes.
You are not alone in making mistakes. We are human and that is the way God created us. If we were without faults we would be God but since we are not God we are designed with faults. God understands this and he knows what is in your heart. Since you feel so bad for the mistakes you make I am going to assume you have a good heart and you want to please God. Trust me in saying that you are on the right path, do not be so hard on yourself because God understands.