Responsibility?
I will start this session with two questions.
Am I responsible for what other people think, say or do? Am I Christ centered, self centered, church centered or they centered?
Luke 6:41 And why do you look at the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in that is in your own eye?
James 3:1 For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body as well.
These two verses speak of the eyes and the tongue. Both of these, the eye and the tongue can have a drastic affect on my life. It can mean the difference whether I am victorious or defeated in my spiritual walk. Our eye can be filled with darkness, and our tongue full of evil. If this is our condition we are not Christ centered or self centered, we are they centered.
I am not responsible for what they think say or do. There is not a whole lot that I can do about it and neither can you. The enemy can keep you totally defeated if he can keep you centered on them.
We have many responsibilities and the one I want to center on is our responsibility to our self. I have a responsibility to make sure my eye is filled with light instead of darkness. I have a responsibility regarding what is coming out of my mouth. I also have a responsibility regarding my actions.
I need to be Christ centered and I also need to be self-centered enough so that I know what I am doing and how it affects others. There are some things that I would like to say that I should not say. There are some things I would like to do that I should not do. There are some thoughts in my mind that I should not dwell on. You see I am not responsible for what other people say, do or think, but I am responsible for what I say, do and think.