Solving the Problem

Most of us don’t want to admit when we have a problem. It is easy to see someone elses’ problem. If the room is a mess, it is usually someone else that left their stuff out. At least, that is what you want to believe, right? Soon everyone is saying, “but that’s not my stuff” or, “I didn’t do it.” But if each of us think, “It’s not my fault,” whose fault is it? Someone has to step up and say the truth: “I did it.”

The problem of blaming others is one of the biggest problems we can have. Daniel didn’t want to admit that he had a problem with his attitude about Robert. He said he didn’t like Robert because Robert had a problem. But whose problem really was it? Who needed to change? Daniel did. But he didn’t want to face it. So he blamed someone else, and the problem didn’t get solved.

Do you have problems? Problems with other people? Problems with what is happening in your life? God wants to help solve your problems—if you can say, “Lord, I’m the one that needs help.” But that seems to be the hardest thing to say sometimes. Just think. If your bike tire is split, will it help to keep putting air in? No, you have to admit where the problem is before you can get it fixed. It was when Daniel realized, “It is my problem” that God could help him. If you have a problem, the Lord is able to help you fix it.