Excuse Us...

One of the easiest way to get yourself out of a difficult situation or refuse responsibilities is to give an excuse. How many times have you refused to help someone in a tight corner and justify it by saying; I have my own issues that am facing, so why should I then be loaded with your own extra responsibility. We give excuses at home; spouses tell each other reasons why they can not assist each other, at work, at church and so on. We often take the habit of giving excuse to high heights that they become detrimental to our own progress in life. How many of us give excuses about why we have been stuck at a dead end job for years? We have excuses for why we have not grown spiritually -  it is our Pastors fault. We give excuses for our lack of promotion and say it is because we are people of color, our accent, the boss does not like us and the list goes on. Hear what the slothful man says; Proverbs 22:13 The Message:

"The loafer says, "There's a lion on the loose! If I go out I'll be eaten alive!"

 

Does this sound funny or outrageous but that is directly from the Bible. Is that not what we do when we refuse to; grow cordial and production relationships at home or at work, when we procrastinate about going back to school, starting that business, winning souls, getting married, living holy, not going to church or having a personal relationship with Christ,changing our attitudes for better towards our spouses and maybe children?

 

There will always be a valid excuse for what you fail or refuse to do. However, that does not make it right. What are you afraid of pressing forward to get? Life is full of challenges; but for those who will reach out, remain oblivious to the consequences of failure for trying, there are ample opportunities and those are the ones who willl lead and rule over the weak, lazy or procrastinators.

 

Stop giving excuses and start pursuing your God-given dreams and purpose, receive God's wisdom, grace and courage to launch into the deep.

 

You are more than you think! See you at the top.