Don't blame people for your character, take responsibility

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No one can say that struggles are not part of their lives except for very few. It is better to know and accept that life is not a bed of roses. If you want a bed of roses, you'll have to create one for yourself and it doesn't just happen so smoothly like that.

Life was never easy and never will be, but if you can manage and endure through the tough times, you'll see that life can be sweet as well.

Everywhere on the internet we see motivational speech on how anyone can be successful in life, but no one can really communicate effectively how much you struggle would be because it's not generic, it always differ from people. For some people, it can be easier than for others. But if you think about it, would have become this kind of person you are now if you never had any obstacles to overcome?

If you have never gone through the struggle of getting to the top of a mountain, you'll think the valley you're in is the highest you can be. Think about that for a minute, if there are no valleys then you won't appreciate the top of mountains.

Always remember that your struggles are meant to make you stronger not weaker. Challenge yourself and face your fears. Take the step and keep pushing ahead.

But during times of struggle, it will be important to find support. This is important because it gives you something to lean on and keep you going.

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What if we took responsibility for our character. What if we saw our character not as a product of our circumstances, but as a product of our choices?

The Bible tells us in Proverbs that Character is determined by choice, not by chance. What does this mean? It means that your character isn’t controlled by what happens to you, it is controlled by how you respond. You may feel like you inherited a particular character defect, but that doesn’t mean God views it as something you have no control over.

We often use our circumstances as an excuse to be the thing we don’t want to be. If we fail, then we also fail to try because we had no chance. But why do we accept circumstances as excuses? Why do we make it okay for others and not ourselves? Why do we blame money for the selfish, greedy ways of some people? Why do we blame upbringing for their character flaws? You see, it isn’t only bad circumstances that effect us. It is also our own sinful nature. We are all sinners by nature, made up of greed, lust, selfishness and pride.

I’m not blaming you for your circumstances. I’m saying don’t blame people for your character. You can’t blame your character flaws on someone else. Your circumstances may be beyond your control, but your character isn’t. You can no more blame your character flaws on circumstances than you can blame a mirror for how you look.

That’s a very important lesson for success and happiness. Everything that happens to us is the result of our own choices, the result of our decisions; good or bad. We must remember that we are accountable for how we respond. If we behave in a certain way, it’s because some part of us wants to and not because outside forces made it happen.

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