“Those who say that they live in Him must
live the same way He lived” - 1 John 2:6 GWT
I’ve
taken a few weeks off from blogging to mostly do some reading. I had already planned
to start sharing again today and I had a supposedly profound thought to give
you (but perhaps God thought not so much)…however I felt the Spirit of God
really wants me to share this: I had a car wreck last week and it was my fault.
Not really a big deal…no one was hurt; both our cars received damage; and I
made a mistake that caused the accident. Now, here’s what is bugging me. There
were no witnesses to this accident and I am not sure why that matters, but I
continue to run into people who, when they find this out, say they are
surprised that I would so freely admit to being wrong. Forgetting it is the
truth, either this is a statement on my credibility (could they be so surprised
that I would admit fault…I mean do I appear to be the lying thief type?) or it
is an indictment on society’s inability to stand for truth and be held
accountable. I pray you are not still dwelling on my credibility and have moved
on…on to the sad fact that people have told me I should not have admitted
fault. Two of these are supposed Christians (thank God not from Beulah)! HELLO!
Does anyone else see the red flags waving? Why is it we resist being held accountable?
If it is acceptable practice, at least by some both in and outside the church
to justify our every action…even when we know it’s wrong, it is no wonder
people will not confess sin. And if we are willing to lie about something as
insignificant as this, will we not lie about things with greater consequences? I ran
across 1 John 2:6 the following day and when someone questioned me I shared it
with them. They just looked at me as if I were crazy. God help us!
