There are only a few things in life that I truly do not like. One of those things is when people do not want to take responsibility for the wholeness of their actions. Someone once told me that excuses are tools of the devil because you are lying to yourself instead of taking responsibility. An excuse is usually given to try and keep the reaction to your actions from being a bad or negative one. This truly irks me.
The only reason this bothers me us because people are always so willing to jump up and receive accolades for their good deeds but then when there is a spotlight on something they did wrong these same people get indignant and act as though they are infallible. Because of these thoughts I have a hard time with one word in particular--deserve!
In general I am a very good person. I am more likely to look out for others before myself. I am a Christian that is working on my walk with Jesus and I am not selfish or stingy. Now all of that said, I have not always been these things. There have been several years of my life where I could have been described as selfish, stingy, self-serving or uncaring of others feelings. I am not oblivious to this or even ignorant to the fact that what goes around comes around, or as the Bible says, you reap what you sow. So what do I deserve?
Yes as a Christian I have repented for the things of my past but repenting does not mean that in the world I have received pay back for my previous actions does it? Most do not look at their actions, if they are negative, as deserving something negative to happen back to them. I have nit in my life heard another person say they deserve the bad that may come because of their action. People will how ever say that about others action. We have all heard or even said they shouldn't have been doing that so they deserve what they got. It is usually a very hypocritical stance to take.
I do positive and negative actions and I try hard to live excuse free and make any amends that are possible. Therefore I try not to say I or someone else deserves something because I work hard to be me and for all that I have in my life.
The only reason this bothers me us because people are always so willing to jump up and receive accolades for their good deeds but then when there is a spotlight on something they did wrong these same people get indignant and act as though they are infallible. Because of these thoughts I have a hard time with one word in particular--deserve!
In general I am a very good person. I am more likely to look out for others before myself. I am a Christian that is working on my walk with Jesus and I am not selfish or stingy. Now all of that said, I have not always been these things. There have been several years of my life where I could have been described as selfish, stingy, self-serving or uncaring of others feelings. I am not oblivious to this or even ignorant to the fact that what goes around comes around, or as the Bible says, you reap what you sow. So what do I deserve?
Yes as a Christian I have repented for the things of my past but repenting does not mean that in the world I have received pay back for my previous actions does it? Most do not look at their actions, if they are negative, as deserving something negative to happen back to them. I have nit in my life heard another person say they deserve the bad that may come because of their action. People will how ever say that about others action. We have all heard or even said they shouldn't have been doing that so they deserve what they got. It is usually a very hypocritical stance to take.
I do positive and negative actions and I try hard to live excuse free and make any amends that are possible. Therefore I try not to say I or someone else deserves something because I work hard to be me and for all that I have in my life.
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