Responsibility

Responsibility

My Question for God

Am I really responsible for my actions? I can’t help it when I do certain things.

A Moment with God

Do not let sin control the way you live; do not give in to sinful desires. Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God. Sin is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law. Instead, you live under the freedom of God’s grace.

Romans 6:12-14

The term bad habit brings to mind activities such as smoking, overeating, and alcohol or drug abuse. But spreading gossip, complaining, chronic worrying, and backbiting are bad habits too. One of Satan’s great lies is that you are a victim who has no power to resist your impulses. The world teaches that heredity, environment, and circumstances excuse you from responsibility. In reality, everything you do is the result of a choice you make, and you are responsible for those choices. Yes, it’s hard to resist certain temptations and always make good choices. But you have no one but yourself to blame for your bad choices.

The good news is that God is more powerful than anything that seeks to control you. When you tap into his power through prayer and ask for the support of fellow believers, God breaks the chains that hold you and you develop the strength to say no.

Divine Promise

Don’t you realize that you become the slave of whatever you choose to obey? You can be a slave to sin, which leads to death, or you can choose to obey God, which leads to righteous living.

Romans 6:16