"Jesus said, "You're asking the wrong question. You're looking for someone to blame. There is no such cause-effect here. Look instead for what God can do. We need to be energetically at work for the One who sent me here, working while the sun shines." - John 9 (The Message)
This was in reference to the people asking Jesus why a certain man was blind. He said basically that they were not seeing the whole picture and that there was more to that man's blindness than meets the eye. In this case, the man was blind so that Jesus could show his power through him.I look at my life now and I see things that I could easily blame on others. Things I have to deal with, things I have dealt with that come back to haunt me, things I don't want to deal with, and things that just seem unfair. Some of it even has distinct places I could lay the blame. I could say it's so-and-so's fault that this is happening or that I have to deal with that.But there might be more that I miss if I stop at the blame game. Another version of this verse says "It was not because of his sins or his parents’ sins," Jesus answered. "This happened so the power of God could be seen in him." (John 9:3 NLT). Maybe that's the point. Maybe I haven't been looking far enough before. Maybe the point was that God can take it all and show His power through it. Maybe that's the point of everything we, as Christians, go through. I think it is, because no matter if it was someone's sins that cause something, I don't want to miss out on allowing God to bring Himself glory through EVERY part of my life, the good and the bad. I know He can.
