Personal Responsibility

I was thinking on the words “personal responsibility”. The Holy Spirit began to run me through the word of God and show me how the history of the bible was determined by man. That leads me to this statement: “God decides what can happen and I decide if it will happen!”
Until we eliminate all excuses and placing blame for our present conditions on others or other circumstances, we will never reach our full potential life. Everything that happens to you is a result of a decision that you made.

You are the blame for where you are financially, whether you like where you are or you don’t. Nothing can change until you accept that!

All the scriptures in the bible that refer to prosperity involve individuals making a decision for themselves.
2 Corinthians 9:10
Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness

God gives seed to a sower. You must DECIDE to become a sower.

3 John 1:2
Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
You will only prosper as much as your thoughts prosper. Who controls you thoughts? You or does someone else?

I can go on and on, but let’s make personal responsibility applicable to your everyday life. Let me tell you a story of I learned about personal responsibility. I had just bought a brand new washer and dryer to put in my house. I picked them up from the store in my truck. I forgot a piece that I needed to go with the dryer. I stopped at another large local home improvement store with the washer and dryer in the back of my truck and I parked in the front. I figured that I would just run in, purchase the piece, and run out. I felt an urge to go and drop the washer and dryer off first, but I decided to go into the store any way. So when I came out the washer and dryer were gone with my tailgate down.

Someone had stolen my appliances out the back of my truck! I was hotter than fish grease! I immediately called the police and filed a report. When I sat back in my truck disgusted, the Holy Spirit spoke these words to me, “It’s your fault”. At that moment, the whole situation flashed back over my mind and the Holy Spirit reminded me that it was my decision to leave the truck and go into the store.

Were the persons wrong for stealing? YES! Was my freedom and rights as a human violated? YES! But it was my decision to leave the truck unattended for five minutes that led to all the subsequent actions. So in the end it was my fault. Does that means that I beat myself up? No, all that means is that when I begin to take responsibility for my world, I controls what happens.

If you want to increase, it’s your responsibility. I’m not talking about working harder, or getting another college degree. I’m talking about taking responsibility for your thoughts! Taking responsibility for you feelings! Taking responsibility for your actions. I close with this statement. “ Anything in your life that you don’t like, if you think back far enough, you’ll see where you initiated the process! Control your thoughts!

Until All the Families of Earth are Blessed,

Leroy Thompson Jr.