Apparently a man who was furious with the IRS over his taxes crashed his small, private plane into the IRS building in Austin, Texas. The plane exploded. Though the building suffered damage, fortunately, all in the building survived. The pilot perished in the crash. Just prior to his flying his plane into the IRS building, the man also set his home on fire. The sad thing is he is left behind his wife and teenage daughter to deal with the sordid mess he made. Did he even think of them when he planned all of this?
This man definitely had some deep issues. I don't know anything about him, his life, nor if he had reached out for help. But he definitely didn't handle his problems like any sane, rational person would. His behavior was self-destructive. But he wanted to do more than hurt just himself. He wanted to hurt others - he wanted to kill others. And though he didn't harm his family, he hurt them far deeper than he probably ever realized - or even worse, he just didn't even care.
We may never react to our problems to the extreme that this man did. However, we each have our own forms of self-destructive behaviors that when left unchecked, can harm not only us but others as well - overeating, anger issues, perfectionism, impulsive spending, gambling, alcohol, drugs, unhealthy obsessions, self-pity, lack of self-control, relationship issues - and the list goes on and on and on. Some of us become so self-defeated by our problems or habits that we give up. We take on a victim mentality. We quit fighting our sinful urges. We mess up anyway so what's the point of trying? We accept our circumstances and continue to make the same self-destructive choices. We beat ourselves up because we can't seem to break free. We may even come to the point where we feel our lives are not worth much at all. Don't buy into this lie!
"Loving God means keeping his commandments, and his commandments are not burdensome. For every child of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this victory through our faith. And who can win this battle against the world? Only those who believe that Jesus is the Son of God." 1 John 5:3-5
We were not created to live a defeated life, but a VICTORIOUS LIFE in JESUS CHRIST! Your LIFE is WORTH something. In fact, YOUR LIFE was worth so much to GOD that HE sent HIS ONE and ONLY SON to DIE for Y-O-U!!! And not only did HE DIE for you - HE was BEATEN for YOU - HE was MOCKED for YOU - HE BLED for YOU! Sure Jesus was God's Son, God Incarnate - but HE FULLY FELT EVERY SINGLE BLOW. HE fully felt the NAILS as they were HAMMERED into HIS HANDS and FEET. And He DIED to pay for YOUR SINS - because YOU were worth it all to HIM! HE loves YOU just that much!
So DON'T YOU DARE allow yourself to give into any self destructive, self-depreciating urges EVER! That's NOT why Jesus Christ DIED for you! YOUR LIFE WAS WORTH THE CROSS!!! Now LIVE IT for HIM!
“For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him." John 3:16-17
And, if you don't know Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, it's time you should. Click on the Jesus 2020 link for help coming to know Jesus Christ. Find a church and go. Find friends or family who are Christians and tell them of your decision. Christ is waiting, knocking on the door to your heart. Are you going to let the ONE who values your life so much that He DIED for you just stand there? Are you really going to keep Him waiting? Seriously?
Grace and peace, friends!
In His Love, Cathy
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