And yet I suffer from this same problem. It is all too easy to point fingers when things go wrong. It comes with the 'natural man' package that we signed up for before this life. It is all too easy to forget that we are who we are because of the decisions that we have made.
Ephraim, this is what your post reminded me of. Who I am today is the result of many a yesterday built on top of each other. I thought of the famous sign that was on Truman's desk: 'The Buck Stops Here.' It is an example to me of someone who can own their behavior regardless of the cost in popularity points amidst the peasantry beneath us. Lately I have been thinking a lot about the direction I am heading. I have paused to ask myself if it is in line with the goals I had originally set. Upon discovering the discrepancy that is all too familiar between where I want to be and where I am I initially began to think of excuses. 'I am not there because (insert anything you will here)' is the last thing that will get me where I want to go.
Thanks Ephraim for the reminder.
Good post. Ephraim did have a good message there. By the way, is that a picture of the actual sign that President Truman had on his desk?
ReplyDeleteIt's true, if we blame others for our mistakes, then we never grow. It goes with the whole failing forward thing. We need to own up to our mistakes, then learn from them.
I liked yours and Ephraim's message...but I am not sure I agree with it doctrinely. Something strange to me about assuming to know what happened in the Garden, or why Adam said the things he did. Nevertheless, who we are today is likely a large result of who we were yesterday...
ReplyDeletecool stuff