When Good People do Bad Things.

“I pretty much have my bad inclination under control; it’s my good inclination that always gets me into trouble.”
  The above quote was from Rabbi Wolfe Kelman and answers the question "Why do good people do bad things?"

  How many times do we do a good deed to see it fall apart or go terribly wrong? "No good deed goes un-punished"
  We start out with the best intentions and soon become overwhelmed and it spirals out of control. We fall into a trap that was clothed in "doing the right thing" 
  What happen? Did we turn evil over night? Someone slip something in our oatmeal? NO!, our hearts were in the right place, our GPS was faulty.


  When we make decisions in life, we either use our own GPS or God's GPS. We make our own paths or we follow His path that He has for us to follow.
  When we follow His path all goes according to His plan. When we become prodigal and follow our own paths, trouble is right around the corner. The story of Abraham and Sarah is only one example of what happens when we try to blaze our own trail to "help God out". 
  
  We live in a fallen world. Look around you and see all the sadness. Gossip rags, Reality TV, the movies we watch, the brainless sitcoms, even the commercials are pointless. Sensationalism and "It's all about me" are the norms in todays world. Todays world gives attention and accolades to those who climb on the back of others to look "important".  Todays world wants you to show the faults of "good people" . Evangelist, Prophets, Pastors are often the targets. Exposing their faults, media personnel build their careers.
  Many years ago an evangelist was exposed to have spent time with a prostitute. It made the headlines. You could see all about it on the nightly news. What was the purpose?? Sensationalism and self-importance to the reporter that broke the story. Forgotten were the stories of the evangelist's mission trips to feed the hungry around the world, or the monies that his organization gave to different charities. Only the "dirty laundry" was shown. He was and still is a strong believer in Jesus. 


 Following your heart in God's will is never a wrong decision. It is when we forget to ask Him for his guidance and help that things can go bad. When that happens there is always going to be someone wanting to make a name for themselves. One wrong step and you are in the trap of chaos, zero control and being overwhelmed. 


  Good people will continue to do bad things, doesn't make them "bad people" it makes them human. We all make mistakes and learn from them. 
  Christians are new creations in Christ. 
             you are more than the choices you have made
             you are more than the sum of your past mistakes
             you are more than the problem that you create
             You have been Remade!!!