The mistakes have been mine

One advantage of growing older is looking back and seeing that God has not made a single mistake in my life. Evelyn Christenson

Some people, a lot of people?, are going to read today's quote and disagree. They will pull up all their examples of mistakes they think God has made in their lives. I'm going to issue a challenge. Do another inventory, take another long look at your life, consider carefully the things you think are mistakes - are they really? And are they God's mistakes or yours?
I look back on my life - way past and more recent past - and can see the mistakes made were never God's but mine. And I've got to own them. God doesn't make mistakes but I make plenty. In fact, I make quite a few especially when it comes to God! It's MY mistake when I follow a direction I think he has pointed me in only to arrive at the dead end. And he's so gracious to provide plenty of clues along the way but I'm bound and determined to see it through. Many people blame God for that, but I think we are all smart enough to know that the blame lies squarely within us. Growing older provides each of us with a valuable perspective on our life, we make the mistakes (and that's okay!) and God is there to help us through the "fall out" of our mistakes.

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April 5, 2015

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