“The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.” – Proverbs 15:19 KJV

Have you ever played ‘the blame game’ before? Its objective is to spend more time looking for excuses to blame others for your problems than to seek to find solutions for them. When people should take action to make changes where change is possible, they sit back and waste precious time away complaining instead. They don’t even make an attempt to do anything about their circumstances, but plunge deeper and deeper into their negativity.

Now don’t get me wrong here. I’m not saying that it’s evil to vent. Sometimes it’s necessary to complain in order to get things done. But there’s a time and a place to do this. And that time isn’t all the time, of course.

To spend time blaming everyone else for the problems that exist within our lives while taking no responsibility to put what’s needed into motion to bring about positive changes, is to talk about moving forward while remaining still, and to speak of recourse without following the right course of action, and to direct without having any sense of direction. In other words, it results in accomplishing nothing good, but only creates more problems for others.

Instead of spending the bulk of our time attributing our problems to our environment and the people around us, it would be far better and more productive to show the world what change really looks like by seeking to do good things. Thus, we will inspire and encourage others to move forward in a positive way, leaving a legacy of achievement behind us that will reap success for many. So, let’s stop perpetuating our complaints are start building highways of excellence in the name of Jesus Christ. For by doing this we will truly serve a good purpose in life!