Responsibility, what's that?

Galatians 6:3-5

If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. Each one should test his own actions. Then he can take pride in himself, without comparing himself to somebody else, for each one should carry his own load.

Personal responsibility. It almost sounds like a dirty word now. Look at our society today. We have people suing everyone out of all there money for things that were not in their control. For example: here in Minnesota, we are seeing not the first, but the second family suing a bar because their adult children drank too much and died as a result. Think about it for a second. The parents are saying, “My child drank too much and died, and I am holding you (the bar) responsible for their lack of judgment.

So, what happened? What has happened when we admit our mistakes, our faults, and own up to when we do something wrong. It’s a difficult thing at times, but it’s the right thing to do. Someone a lot smarter than myself once told me that doing the right thing will usually have immediate negative consequences, but if we chose the wrong thing to do, the negative consequences just take longer to occur, and usually have more effects than the right thing. Think of it this way: choosing to go to the movie, or do homework. If you choose homework, you miss out on a little fun with friends. If you choose movie, you miss out on learning something, getting a good grade, and getting in trouble with the parents.

We need to choose to be responsible for our actions. It is a choice that we have to make daily, in fact, almost every moment. It’s a tough decision, and one that many adults can’t even make today. Look at the verse above, from Galatians. We are called to carry our own load, and test our actions. It’s basically a call to cowboy up, and be accountable for what we do. It’s time to stop playing the victim, and start living.