Who made me do it?
Those who love your teachings will find true peace. Nothing can make them fall. Lord, I am waiting for you to save me. I obey your commands. I follow your rules. I love them very much. I obey all your instructions and rules, because you know everything I do . (Psalm 119:165-168 ERV) The words, "Nothing can MAKE them fall," jumped off the page at me this morning because I sometimes deal with the issue of feeling like I had no choice but to do something I did. The truth is, we always have a choice and we always have an arm stronger than ours to lean into when the choices get hard. The word "make" is what I really want to emphasize. Way back in the day, there was a father-son sit com in which one of the characters always cried out to his dearly departed wife, faking chest pain each time he didn't get something his way. His intent was to manipulate - to "make" someone do something he really wanted them to do, but were putting up some resistance ...