Making excuses or justifying your shortcomings is bad for your mental and spiritual growth. God doesn't have room for your excuses. He wants you to operate optimally in His plan and nothing short of this. This post seeks to highlight three ways that Christians limit themselves by making excuses that prevent them from becoming all that God has intended them to be.

I HAVE NO ONE TO HELP ME

This is one big lie from the pit of hell designed to inspire self-pity and keep you from accessing God's glorious riches available to you through Christ.

In John 5:2-9, the Bible says that at a certain period of the year, an angel came down to the pool of Bethsaida and stirred up the water and whoever stepped in first afterwards gets delivered from his infirmity. There was this fellow who had been there for thirty-eight good years and each time, someone else stepped in ahead of him. For thirty-eight years the Angel stirred the water and each time he waited for help while someone else who needed the miracle more, stepped in and got it.

When Jesus finally came to change his story, he was asked the simple yes-or-no question, "Do you want to be made well?" His answer was annoyingly off the mark.

"The sick man answered Him 'Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up; but while I am coming, another steps down before me." (John 5:7 NKJV)

While this man waited each time for someone to help him step into the pool, someone else, who didn't wait for help stepped in and took his place. If not for God's mercy, that fellow could have died waiting for help to get what was already his.

The truth is: you don't need anyone but God to take your place in God's plan. If you have Jesus, you have everything you need to succeed because He is all you really need.
In another instance, in Matthew 9:20-22, we see the woman with the issue of blood, who had been with this problem for 12years. The Bible didn't say she waited for anyone to bring her to Jesus or bring Jesus to her. The Bible says she stepped forward and touched the hem of His garment for she said her heart, "If only I may touch His garment, I shall be made well." (John 9:21).

She didn't make excuses, she believed and because she believed, she acted out her faith and got her miracle immediately.

This year, drop that excuse of "I have no one to help me" because that's not really true except maybe if you don't have Jesus in your life in which case, I'll advise you to make Him your Lord and personal Saviour.

I HAVE TRIED MY BEST

Unless you're lying on your deathbed, prepared to meet the Lord, you're not supposed to use the words "I've tried my best." Why do I say this?
God is not relying on your "best" to get you where He wants you to be. Romans 10:16 says, "So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy."

God's mercy and favour are not predicated on your effort but His Grace through the sacrifice of Jesus at the cross.
God doesn't want you to try, He wants you to "cast your burdens upon Him because He cares for you." (I Peter 5:7).
Christ said in Matthew 11:28, "Come to Me, all you who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." God doesn't want you to carry your burdens yourself, He wants to help you carry those burdens when you yoke yourself with Him.

Whenever you get overwhelmed, stop trying. Being overwhelmed is a sure sign that you can't do it on your own. That's the point you should let God handle your issues.
Anyone who depends on Jesus never gets overwhelmed.

THIS IS WHO I AM, I CAN'T HELP IT.

Anyone who ever says this is not willing to change. It's a self-justifying tactic that limits you to where you are.
While it is true that you might not be able to change certain things about your personality or circumstances, that doesn't mean you should throw your hands in the air and surrender to defeat. It only means you should surrender to God and let Him deal with that impossible situation in your life.

If who you are now doesn't reflect who Christ is, then you are short of your true potentials and the least you could do is to let God refine you into who He has made you to be.

This year, make a commitment to constantly improve your relationship with God until you're perfectly reflecting the beauty and nature of Christ.

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