When things go wrong...

Don't you hate it when things go wrong? I do. It hurts to see a son or daughter not following God or find out that we are sicker than we think or the vacation plans go sour. I hate it when things go wrong.

How do you react? Do you get mad? Do you get angry? Do you want to screaaam? There are many different reactions we can take. Some are carnal and some are guided by the Holy Spirit.

We can react by placing blame on others. This is really tragic when we blame people who don't really deserve it. We are angry and in the heat of the moment we want to take out all our rage on some innocent person. They are not responcible but we want justice to be served. Someone must pay the price. Someone must be responcible! Someone must take the fall and the blame. So we may take it out on a friend or our children or a parent or a leader when they might not deserve it.

But the Bible says that our battle is not against flesh and blood but principalities and powers. We should be taking our rage out on the unseen dark forces working against us. We use weapons of warfare that are not carnal but can take down strongholds. We put on the whole armor of God and fight the good fight.

We also need to react in the fruits of the Holy Spirit when flesh and blood that might look like the opposition. Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, and self control is how we need to react. Remember Jesus hated the sin but not the sinner.

And sure we might blunder here or there but we must be aware that God will finish the good work he started in us. We must be aware that if we can confess our sins, He is the faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us of all unrighteousness. We must remember the story of the prodigal son and how he was restored after repentance. We must remember to forgive 70 *7 or wholly. We must bear with one another and forgive one another even as Christ forgave you? We are all a work and progress.

So let's put off the sin that hinders and let us run the race marked out for us setting our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfector of our faith! Let us press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God called us heavenward in Christ Jesus! Are you in? Will you fight the good fight and finish the race? What do you have to lose?