The Storm You Created, Prov. 19:3NLT

Proverbs 19:3 NLT

[3] People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then are angry at the Lord.

Say less Proverbs! You ain’t never lied! I love the NLT version of this scripture because it is so direct.  It calls us out on making bad decisions especially when we knew we were making decisions. We can be right in the middle of making a bad decision and know it’s wrong but still do it.  That’s human nature for you.  It’s the battle of the flesh.  However, we have the nerve to turn around and blame the one entity that had been totally shouting at you via the Holy Spirit not to make whatever horrible decision you just made.  But YOU chose to ignore His warning.  Furthermore, you probably asked for His wisdom first and got impatient because He hadn’t answered yet so you went and did things on your own.  Now you’re upset about it but you only have yourself to blame. 

 Do not blame God because you either chose not to wait or didn’t like His answer.  And as believers we are also quick to blame the accuser of the brethren.  Don’t do that either because then you’re doing his job.  Own your mistakes and take them to God.  If you don’t understand what owning your mistakes are, read the story of David.  Then read Psalm 50 more than once.  There’s nothing wrong with asking God to calm the storm, just don’t blame Him for a storm that you created. 

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