02.02.09
But……
How often do we say something and qualify it with a “BUT”….? We put exceptions and conditions on the things we say. An apology is not truly an apology if it includes a conditional but. A relationship is not a truly a true relationship if it is limited by the constraints of the “Buts”. Yet we qualify things all the time. I shouldn’t of hurt you BUT you had it coming. I shouldn’t of said that BUT I felt hurt and lonely. I shouldn’t have done that BUT I didn’t want to be embarrassed. What are the BUTs that are limiting your life? What conditions are you putting on your relationships not only with God but also with others.
You know sometimes it just better to come out and say what you truly mean. Sometimes it works so much better when a statement is made without all the conditional clauses. We should say what we mean. We should take responsibility for our own actions. We should own the remorse that we have for hurting others without trying to pawn part of the blame off on the other person using the conditional BUT phrases. I like what James has to say about it.
If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does. (James 1:5-8)
When I look at what God has offered us in the form of his own son. The grace he offers is unconditional. It doesn’t have a BUT but it without condition. It’s done straight from love.
Are we double minded and full of BUTs? Think about it……
