Eliminate Excuses
Remind people to be submissive to [their] magistrates and authorities, to be obedient, to be prepared and willing to do any upright and honorable work, To slander or abuse or speak evil of no one, to avoid being contentious, to be forbearing (yielding, gentle, and conciliatory), and to show unqualified courtesy toward everybody.
Titus 3:1, 2 Amplified
In this letter, Paul was instructing Titus on how the people of God are to live. We are to obey the laws of the land and live willing to help others out while maintaining a good attitude and refusing to gossip. In other words, we are to live a responsible life no matter what is going on around us.
It does not say we have to be perfect in these things only that we try our best. God knows our weaknesses and strengths and He gave us His Holy Spirit to help us. So now, as followers of Jesus Christ we can eliminate our excuses for why we don't act responsibly.
Being responisble is not very popular these days. People generally insist on having their way all the time. We tend to forget that the mercy and grace of God has been given to us as a gift that we did not earn. In our haste to accomplish our own goals, it is easy to forget that there are other people in this world that God wants to help through us.
The excuses we give to justify our selfish behaviors are pitiful. The one I hear the most is, "I can't help it." This is a lie. God has given us the strength and power (2 Tim. 1:7) needed to great things through the blood of Jesus and the indwelling of His Holy Spirit (John 16:7).
With the help of the Holy Spirit, we can stop ourselves from acting, speaking (and thinking) rashly. We can control ourselves and make good decisions. We can live life on purpose and not according to how we feel.
As followers of Jesus Christ, we are enabled to live in this world with self-control, to make sound decisions, and to do good things for one another.
Without excuses, we are free to live by choice and not by our feelings.
Heidirn
Titus 3:1, 2 Amplified
In this letter, Paul was instructing Titus on how the people of God are to live. We are to obey the laws of the land and live willing to help others out while maintaining a good attitude and refusing to gossip. In other words, we are to live a responsible life no matter what is going on around us.
It does not say we have to be perfect in these things only that we try our best. God knows our weaknesses and strengths and He gave us His Holy Spirit to help us. So now, as followers of Jesus Christ we can eliminate our excuses for why we don't act responsibly.
Being responisble is not very popular these days. People generally insist on having their way all the time. We tend to forget that the mercy and grace of God has been given to us as a gift that we did not earn. In our haste to accomplish our own goals, it is easy to forget that there are other people in this world that God wants to help through us.
The excuses we give to justify our selfish behaviors are pitiful. The one I hear the most is, "I can't help it." This is a lie. God has given us the strength and power (2 Tim. 1:7) needed to great things through the blood of Jesus and the indwelling of His Holy Spirit (John 16:7).
With the help of the Holy Spirit, we can stop ourselves from acting, speaking (and thinking) rashly. We can control ourselves and make good decisions. We can live life on purpose and not according to how we feel.
As followers of Jesus Christ, we are enabled to live in this world with self-control, to make sound decisions, and to do good things for one another.
Without excuses, we are free to live by choice and not by our feelings.
Heidirn
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