“… David encouraged himself in the Lord his God.” 1 Sam 30:6

Faced with the tragedy of losing their families, David's soldiers began to turn against him and even talked about killing him. Instead of looking to God for an answer, they looked for someone to blame. But David found his strength in God and began looking for a solution instead of a scapegoat. Often the problem is not the problem, but rather your attitude towards it. The greatest purpose of blame is the avoidance of accountability. Blaming others only robs you of the opportunity for great change; and eventually leads to the problem of running out of people to blame. You are not defeated because you lose, you’re defeated because you quit on God. Remember the guy who gave up? Neither does anyone else. Your greatest test of faith is when you’re able to find your encouragement in God and in doing so encourage others while going through your own storm.  

Don’t blame others to make yourself better; the only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday.

HSAY … Todd