It's Not Your Fault

It's not my fault! Isn't that the cry of the human heart?! Nobody had to teach my kids to say that when something goes wrong. Isn't that what us adults still say? But we say it in a more intelligent way as we logically point out the deviant who's clogging up the system, all to say (with a sigh of relief) "Look, it's NOT me!".  Adam & Eve infamously stated "it wasn't me, it was that woman you gave me," or "it was the snake's fault," as their most convincing argument of their innocence for God Almighty in the Garden.

"It wasn't me, it was the one-armed man!"

Maybe we'll all be relieved to know that we've been telling the truth all along: it's NOT your fault!!! This statement that irritates anyone who's ever been on the receiving end is actually the truth! Maybe there's a reason this statement is so deeply embedded into us. Maybe it's for a GOOD reason--not some lame cop out.

So here it is: GOD LOVES YOU AND IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT! You didn't have to DO anything for God to love you! You don't have to earn His love. You don't have to act a certain way, be a certain way, do a certain thing, think a certain thought or feel certain feelings! You don't have to focus to say the right thing or work to become better or make yourself more compliant or strong or appealing or acceptable...God loves you and it's NOT YOUR FAULT! 

Now, some of you are thinking, "Don't you have to believe in God for Him to love you?" But scripture says God loved us BEFORE we were Jesus followers (Romans 5:8). He WANTS to be with us no matter where we go (Psalm 139:8)! He will NEVER abandon us (Colossians 1:21)! We don't have to become good enough for God to accept us (Colossians 1:22)! He's a good Daddy who WANTS to give us stuff (Romans 8:32)! He's done all the work for us while we just bask in His unconditional love (Ephesians 2:8-9)!

God made it so easy: you don't have to try to remember all the Bible verses or sermons or flowery inspirational thoughts so you can make God happy--I don't know about you, but those things don't just jump into my brain when I actually need them. And when I rely on myself to get me out of a jam, I'm just setting myself up for failure. Why? Because I could have done it better! Always! The more I know, the more I have to remember, the more I'm accountable for, the more I have to do to feel like I did it right! If only I were more _______! If only I had said _______! If only I'd done _______! I've NEVER MEASURED UP! I've never felt like I've done anything PERFECT! Not once! Not even on my best days!

So, throw all that away and exchange it for the intoxicating thought that the God of the universe lives inside of you! He loves you! He has everything you'll ever need and more! And He loves you just the way you are and it's not your fault! God accepts you the way you are and it's not your fault! God wants to be with you and it's not your fault! 

 

You didn't do anything to earn it, you can't do anything to lose it...GOD IS CRAZY ABOUT YOU AND IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT!