It's Your Fault
“A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grevious words stir up anger.”
(Proverbs 15:1 KJV)
Have you ever said “it’s your fault” to someone? I am ashamed to admit it
but I have many times. I’m sure you know what happened when I made that
statement to the person. It was like putting more coal on a burning fire.
The flames of anger, denial and criticism flared up in the person. Instead
of helping the situation, I made it worse. It may not have been my fault
that the person was upset but it was my fault that I didn’t put out the fire
by apologizing to the person.
If ever someone had a right to say to us “it’s your fault”, it’s Jesus.
Where would we be today if Jesus had refused to go to the cross and die for
our sins? What if He had said to us “it’s your fault”? We would be on our
way to hell for all eternity. Thank God for a compassionate forgiving
Saviour who loves us unconditionally. I am so thankful that Jesus loves me
so much that He took all of my sins on Him and died for me so that I could
be saved and live with Him for all eternity.
There is no one like Jesus! No one loves us like He loves us. He sees into
the corners of our hearts where we hide things from our families and our
friends. He sees the terror, the grief, the loneliness, the desperation and
the fears we have hidden in our hearts and His loving compassionate heart is
touched. He feels our pain and He hurts for us. Thank You, Jesus, for
comforting and encouraging us when it feels like we can’t take another step
or give another smile. Thank You that You are there for us in the bad times
as well as in the good times.
The next time someone hurts us instead of saying “it’s your fault” to the
person let’s swallow our pride and say to the person “I’m sorry that I hurt
you”. We may think that we didn’t do anything but the person thinks that we
did and the person is upset and hurt so we should apologize. Instead of
heaping coals on the fire, let’s put the fire out by loving people
unconditionally.
We need to react with love and kindness when they say things and do things
to hurt us. It’s impossible for us to do this in our own strength. We must
ask Jesus to love through us. Father, please help us to respond with
kindness and love even if we feel that it’s not our fault because we didn’t
do anything. May we be children that will make You happy. Amen.
Joanne Lowe
January 11, 2009
joannelowe8@cox.net
www.fromtheheartofjesus.blogspot.com