Finger Pointing

July 11, 2007

Finger Pointing
Lessons from the grandkids

Little Mallory ran into the house, crying as though her heart would break.

"Oh what's wrong, sweetheart?" I asked.

"My doll! Derek broke it!" she sobbed.

"How did he break it, Mallory?"

"I hit him over the head with it."

I had to turn away before I broke out in laughter. Oh my, don’t go to God with that one. That’s as old as the hills. As a matter of fact that old, old story began in the Garden of Eden. I think it is noteworthy that, after the sin committed by Adam and Eve, God asked Adam if he had eaten the fruit (even though He already knew the answer). It was a chance for Adam to be honest, an opportunity to take responsibility. Instead, Adam blamed Eve, Eve blamed the serpent, and ever since we have been pointing the finger at others for our transgressions.

"It wasn't my fault." "I couldn't help it." "He made me do it." We continue to point fingers, make accusations or justify our actions. All the while, God is hoping that we'll be honest enough to admit our mistakes, knowing that only then can we find forgiveness.

"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word has no place in our lives." (I John 1:9-10)

Is there anything you need to be honest about and own up to today?
He already knows so go ahead …. He’s giving you a chance – this moment is yours to de-clutter your heart.

String a pearl: Happiness depends on happenings, but joy depends on Christ. When my children were small I had a plaque in their rooms that read: God is watching you because He loves you so much He can’t keep His eyes off you.

Confessing to God will put a song in your heart and a smile on your face,
Lyndi