I Make Mistakes.

The other day I made a huge mistake. I did not realize it was so huge until I heard through the "grapevine" that these people were upset with me for what I had done. At first I was angry that people were talking behind my back. This was a very silly thing to do, since this only makes the situation worse in my mind and take the focus off of the real problem...ME!!

I think all of us have tried to justify a situation we have been in or try to deflect the blame we get on to someone else during a certain point in our lives. What does that do? Well, it could do a number of things. But admitting that we are wrong and confessing to the person that we wronged right away will not only make you fell better, but put the other person at ease as well.

When I was about 13 years old, I broke my best friend's arm. I kicked him with a baseball cleat and snapped his forearm for no apparently good reason at all. I really do not remember what happened after that, but I know there was a lot of resentment for a while. I felt awful about it, and even now I don't know if I ever asked for his forgiveness. Dean, if you are reading this, I am so sorry...I was so wrong in my actions. Please forgive me if you haven't already.

So what did I do with the recent problem? Well, nothing yet. I plan on talking with the people involved and admitting my wrong. This is much harder to do than it sounds, but in order fo me to go on in this life I need to have the humility of Christ and always put others first.