The Buck Stops Here

“…train yourself to be godly.”    I Timothy 4:7b

Do you sometimes attempt to “pass the buck” when it comes to your walk with God? Stop blaming others for any lack of passion, holiness or lack of maturity in your walk with God. Paul’s command to Timothy in our verse today was never meant to say that we have no need of others. Perhaps as it relates to today’s text we can listen and follow the advice of Harry S. Truman when he said “The buck stops here.”

If you are not moving forward in your walk with God it is not your spouses fault, it is not your children or parents or Pastor’s fault. It is certainly not blame we can place at the feet of God as some try to do somewhat obliquely by inferring that they are not being “drawn” by the Spirit of God as others are. God addresses that when his word tells us in James 4:8 to:  “Come near to God and he will come near to you…” By Paul’s admonition to Timothy to train himself to be Godly he was making it clear to him, and to us, that we have a role to play in the process of sanctification and godliness.

Do you want to be godly? Then spend time with God in prayer. Spend time with God in his word. Not simply reading a passage, or scanning a promise or subscribing to this blog. Take time to draw near to him today. Memorize his word (hide it in your heart), study it (I know, that one may be tough for some) but most importantly – do it! Train yourself to be Godly!