Who Will Take The Responsibility?

WHO WILL TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY?

By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com

I love to start with a question. Will you answer this: ARE YOU THE PROBLEM? OR ARE YOU THE SOLUTION? IS THE BEST OFFERING YOU CAN GIVE TO GOD THE OFFERING OF MAKING EXCUSES?

Luke 14:18 And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.

Luke 14:18 (MSG) "Then they all began to beg off, one after another making excuses. The first said, 'I bought a piece of property and need to look it over. Send my regrets.'

SOMETHING IS TERRIBLE WRONG WHEN ADULTS NEVER GROW UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHO AND WHAT THEY ARE?

1 Corinthians 13:11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

1 Corinthians 13:11 (MSG) When I was an infant at my mother's breast, I gurgled and cooed like any infant. When I grew up, I left those infant ways for good.

A baby is born in this world without a care and without any personal responsibilities. Everything a baby needs is provided by other people. Someone else is responsible for every need a baby has. A toddler learns to walk and jabber and we see mental and physical progress is started. Then the toddler grows into childhood, we should be learning to be more and more responsible? The diapers should be replaced. We must learn personal hygiene, etc. One of the goals in life is to “STAND ON YOUR OWN TWO FEET.”

We must learn SELF-DISCIPLINE that is a mark of maturity. Immature people have to be corrected by others. This is every parents’and teachers’ desire. We must learn to take on more and more activities. A mature student does not require the parents to force them to clean their rooms, to take a bath, or do their homework. When teaching school I quit giving homework. Every answer was right, but the handwriting was not the students. Every time a mom does her child’s homework, she weakens the child’s maturity level. Every time you clean their room? Every time you TAKE THE CHILD’S RESPONSIBILITY YOU ARE GROWING PHYSICAL AND MENTAL MIDGETS.

Do we recognize that one of the greatest differences in a child and an adult is how they handle maturity and responsibility.

Galatians 6:4 But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. 5 For every man shall bear his own burden. What is on your plate?

What does responsible mean?

Something that you should do, something you should do because it is right. Are you trustworthy? Able. To answer for your actions? Doing your obligations. Answer for your conduct.

The person that causes something to happen. A duty or task that is required or expected for you to do.

The person that is morally, legally, mentally accountable. Reliable, trustworthy,

WHO IS RESPONSIBLE:

1. FOR YOUR THINKING PATTERNS? 2. FOR YOU CHOICES?

3. FOR YOUR SUCCESS? 4. FOR YOUR PROGRESS?

5. FOR YOUR WORDS? 6. FOR YOUR ACTIONS?

7. FOR YOUR JOY?

Is there individual responsibility? Is there family responsibility? Is there corporate responsibility?

DO WE UNDERSTAND THE 80-20 RULE IN LIFE? 20% OF PEOPLE DO 80% OF THE WORK? 80% OF PEOPLE DO LITTLE TO NO WORK? This 80-20 rule applies to families, work places and churches.

The Bible makes provisions for people that lack. THERE IS A GLEANING RULE. Any Biblical farmer knew you never reaped the corners of your fields. This was the welfare system of the Bible. Might I add, it worked. Several places in the Bible people ENLARGED their corners.

Isaiah 54:2 Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes;

God will bless those that help, but we still have personal responsibility.

Leviticus 23:22 And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and to the stranger: I am the LORD your God.

IF YOU DON’T WORK YOU DON’T EAT IS A BIBLICAL PRINCIPLE…

2 Thessalonians 3:10 For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

Jabez seeks God’s blessings.

1 Chronicles 4:10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.