How to Abandon the Blame Game and Play the Main Game (2)

How to Undo What the Enemies have done

In taking the responsibility to undo what your enemies have done, you can follow this blueprint:

1.    Have a Clear Interpretation

Most of the problems we are having stem from the way we give interpretations to issues of life. Most times, we hold the belief that because the enemies have brought misfortune on us, they are in control of our destiny. But as we can learn from the life of Job, God may permit satan to do certain things, but that doesn’t mean that satan is in control of our destiny.

If you allow satan to make you believe that your destiny is in his hand or in the hand of those he is using to oppress you, satan will succeed in killing your faith and he will eventually take control of your destiny. That is why you must establish firmly in your mind that YOUR DESTINY IS NOT IN THE HAND OF SATAN OR ANY PERSON, BUT IN GOD’S HANDS.

Satan and his agents will try to make you believe that having caused your misfortune, they are in control of your destiny. Enemies of progress will try to remind you that they are in firm grip of your destiny. But these are all lies. These lies are meant to diminish your faith in God so that they can eventually gain control of your destiny.

THE ONLY TIME YOUR ENEMIES CAN GAIN CONTROL OF YOUR DESTINY IS WHEN THEY SUCCEED IN DESTROYING YOUR FAITH IN GOD. If you are in tune with God, you are automatically under the protection of the Almighty God. Hence, your destiny remains in God’s hands.

This is the correct interpretation: THE ENEMIES MAY BRING MISFORTUNE, BUT THEY ARE NOT IN CONTROL OF YOUR DESTINY. THE ONLY PERSON IN CONTROL OF YOUR DESTINY IS THE ALMIGHTY GOD. THIS IS WHY YOU MUST REFUSE TO BELIEVE THE LIES OF SATAN AND ENEMIES OF PROGRESS THAT THEY ARE HAVING CONTROL OF YOUR DESTINY.

2.    See the Positive Side of Things

The problem with blame game players is that they cannot take their eyes off those people they think are the cause of their misfortunes. They are more engrossed in their misfortune and in every negative thing that is happening to them.

The frustrated man you read about in part 1 of this article, who set himself ablaze, got so deeply engrossed in what he thought was a misfortune, and he saw no reason why he should continue living.

Every move he made was frustrated by law enforcements agents, who kept chasing him away from plying his trade in the prohibited area of the city.

His mind was so cluttered with negative thoughts that he never took time to consider taking his business to other parts of the city were traders are allowed to transact their businesses.

The solution to this man’s problem was with him. But because his mind was fixed on the negative things that were happening to him, he could not think clearly on how to solve the problem confronting him.

Nothing destroys lives than negative lifestyle. Negative lifestyle comprises the negative thoughts, habits and acts we exhibit all the time. It is high time we dealt with our negative attitude towards problems of life. There is always a positive side to every negative issue of life. There can never be a dark cloud that does not have a silver lining behind it. It is not possible to have a problem which has no solution.

It is your responsibility to find the solution to your problem. In finding solutions to problems that confront you, you should learn to see the positive side of problems.

Job in the Bible was a first-class positive thinker. He went through the worst form of misfortune, yet, he remained positive. No wonder, he overcame in the end.

Here are some statements Job made in the midst of misfortune, which demonstrated his strength of character:

•  “When He hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.” (Job 23:10)    

• “Though he slays me, yet will I trust Him. But I will maintain my own ways before Him.” (Job 13:15)

•  “For I know that my redeemer liveth.” (Job 19:25)

3.    Cast Your Burden on Jesus

The blame game is a big trouble on its own, not even to talk of the ones brought on you by your enemies. These double troubles we carry about are so heavy that they continue to weigh us down. These problems have driven some people to insanity, and for others, these burden have driven them to the path of suicide.

Dear reader, one of the benefits of Christianity is that we have access to the throne of grace where we can cast our burden on Jesus. There is an Igala proverb that says: “A person that is killed by a load he carries on his head is the one that is foolish.”

If you are carrying a load on your head and the load is weighing you down, it is unwise to allow the load to weigh you down and kill you. The wise thing to do is to cast the load off your head!

It is our unwillingness to cast our burden on Jesus that is making our burden to weigh us down.  Most times, we come to God in prayer, drop our burden before God, and after the end of our prayer, we still carry the burden back from God and continue to get bogged down with it.

WE CANNOT SAY WE HAVE ACTUALLY CAST OUR BURDEN ON THE LORD WHEN WE STILL WORRY AND GO ABOUT BLAMING EVERYBODY FOR OUR PLIGHT.

We have to let go and let God. Worrying will not solve our problems. Blaming everybody for our problems will not solve our problems either. No amount of suspicion can solve our problems. It is only God that can solve our problems. And it is only God that we should turn to.

Till I come your way soon, stop blaming everybody for your plight and start taking the responsibility of solving your problems by God’s help. This is the path to victorious living. Go and be victorious now and ever!