Today our Bishop taught from 1 Peter 1:3-10. Basically Peter was writing to tell the church that salvation was not enough to change them. They have to be actively involved in the change. This subject got my gears to grinding. It helped me to understand why some people are in certain situations. They expect others to help them grow up and mature instead of making a conscience effort to do it themselves. So many people feel it's others responsibility to help them grow and to mature, this is where the "helpless mentality" comes from. "I can't do it because no one has been there for me" or "I can't do it because no one ever taught me". How about you take control and you teach yourself. The time for being helpless and ignorant is gone. There are too many resources out there to help you get on your feet.
The American culture speaks of "pulling yourself up by your boot straps" yet we continue to let people abuse the systems put in place to help the ones that WANT to help themselves. My people, my people!!! Stop blaming everyone else and start doing. You will perish from lack of knowledge. Life will pass you by. Stand up and fight for your right to exist and not only exist but to be fruitful and multiply (not talking about having kids, but about having success in life). No more can you stand by and expect someone else to do it for you, the time is now. Stepup to the plate and get it done. Think about it, you are the only one that can do the job that you were meant to do. That should make you feel special, no one else can do it like you can. If God meant for someone else to do it, it would have been done by now. He's waiting on you. TAKE CONTROL!!! GROW UP and MATURE.
Stop wallowing in self-pity, it's a trap from the enemy. Notice this: those who always linger in self pity, usually have nothing going for them. They are miserable human beings who suffer from an addiction (doesn't have to be drugs either) and talk about the some thing that happened 15 years ago. Don't be that person, live in the now. If there is a quality that you don't have, add it. Peter said "and to this add", which means you can tack it on. You can't sew, add! You can't do math, practice and add! You can't read, add!! There are no more excuses.
This may seem like a rant, but as an educator, I see a helpless mentality all over our kids. They feel things should be handed to them and if it's not done for them then they can't/won't do it. What kind future will they have with this mentality? I can tell you another welfare generation that always looks for hand outs!!! Can't have it and won't tolerate it. So if you see me sternly leading a child in the right direction, don't tell me I'm being too rough. Chances are you are one of the people that need to mature a little more to get to the level where you can lead.
