Title: I'm the Problem
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I am the problem (Genesis 4:1~15)
If there is only one thing that distinguishes humans from animals, it is the fact that they are enlightened. The fact that we have the ability to change the wrong things right and the good things to develop into something better is a gift from God to mankind. There is a saying in Proverbs, "He who does not understand is like the beasts that perish." There are times in life when you need to think more deeply. Life has a lot of things going on. Every time you do, you have to think about the fact that the case doesn't matter. The problem is the attitude towards the case.
Ordinary people think of who has been subjected to what is a matter of great interest and try to make it a topic of discussion. And talk about it as if it were everything. But who has suffered what is not the result of that event. It is not something that will be a topic of discussion over and over. What really matters is how he dealt with what happened. In fact, this should be a much more curious and central topic. What this means is that the attitude towards the problem is more important than the incident.
Does it matter that he stole in the old days? Is it important to live a life of hard work than anyone else now that you are open-minded, live faithfully, and give to others more than steal? The present is more important now. In the old days, stealing was done by mistake, but that mistake did not lead to failure, and now it has succeeded. Therefore, it is necessary to acknowledge and praise the present success more than the mistakes of the past.
Folks, mistakes and failures are different things. Mistakes are a process, failure is a result. Failure means it's over. However, mistakes are repeated countless times and become an opportunity to create a better future. In that sense, you need to think deeply.
Our life is a process of making mistakes, but there should be no final failures. Once again, if you have the courage to stand up, it's a mistake, it's never a failure. Therefore everyone! Don't be fooled into diagnosing failure. And don't despair. Think of it as a mistake and have courage again. Even with the same incident, it is a failure for some and a mistake for others. However, whether it is a failure or a mistake depends on the attitude toward the event. There is a phrase we use a lot sometimes, which is "It depends." As the saying goes, "Success or failure is up to you." Nothing happens automatically in the world. Depending on how you do it, it works, it doesn't, it works, it doesn't.
Let's say there is an incident. However, depending on the attitude you take, you can understand the cause of this incident, and if you turn back from it, there is a way. Otherwise, you will have no choice but to sit down. So everyone! Don't be mistaken, making a mistake doesn't mean you're a loser. A failure can happen by chance, but you must not become a failure. Rather, through the events of failure, we must change into a healthier, healthier, more rightly more vibrant personality.
In today's verse, the figure of a human named [Cain] appears. He had a brother [Abel]. Each of them made a sacrifice before God. However, God accepted Abel's offering and not Cain's. This is the case, and we know this case all too well.
Now, today's text shows how Cain is taking this incident. As you can see, I am very angry. Again, the complexion has changed. Here is Cain's fault for accepting this case. Let's all think about it. Should Cain be upset over this now, get angry and change her complexion? Shouldn't it be taken for granted? Don't you know yourself better than anyone else? No matter how good I am, if it's not God, isn't it? Thinking about the cause in vain. "It's because of my brother. I'm the only one who curses at God because of his prettiness. Or God! God has a problem too. It's okay, isn't it? What are you doing? I have eyes that other people see..."
Everyone! No matter what others say, I know myself. Moreover, God knows me more fully than I know. God's judgment, God's word is right. If so, it is important to accept it. Because he could not accept it, Cain's complexion changed, he became angry, and he was seething inside. Conflicts and troubles arise. Further, the problem is that this result squirts in a different direction.
Everyone, what would have happened if God had not received both of them? Perhaps Cain's complexion did not change. But he was angry because he accepted his brother's and not his own. This is anger that starts from jealousy. In other words, the problem is not that I was angry because I did not accept my sacrifice, but that I was angry because I received my brother's sacrifice. In other words, the serious problem is that they saw this incident not as a problem between God and himself, but as a problem between Abel and himself and lured Abel into the field and stoned him to death. You can see Cain's wrong consciousness in trying to solve what was wrong with man in his relationship with God. In this way, ignoring oneself and trying to blame others or shift responsibility is called or. This attribute of "because of whom" is really problematic.
Everyone! Let's think. My problem is my problem. Not because of someone else. It is only my relationship with God, not with anyone else. This is the Bible. This is faith. From Cain's point of view, there is a way that is very clear. If God doesn't accept it, then we have to come back to God. Why does Abel think? Rather than feeling bad about receiving Abel's sacrifice, I think it would have been much more advanced to think about one's own sacrifice that he did not accept. Judging others-oriented in front of one's own problems is a very dangerous form of faith.
If you look at today's text, the cause of this incident was before this incident that was offered today. This man named Cain had no faith. He came today in unbelief and offered only sacrifices. So that sacrifice was not accepted by God. So, in today's text, this incident of not accepting the sacrifice is not important. Although this incident appeared today, it already had a cause, and here are the results of that cause.
Everyone! I need to be able to think soberly about the reality I am facing now. I was going well, but today I suddenly think I'm wrong, but when I think about it again, I was wrong from the beginning and I've been living my life wrong. That's what led to today's results, and it's nothing new. What has already accumulated is only what has erupted today.
I am ashamed before God, but I did not do my tithing honestly. Still, it didn't break right away and seemed to be fine. But it has accumulated and now it bursts. It is something you cannot afford. Even if I neglected to worship, I thought that it was fortunate that nothing happened right away. But now, the cause becomes the effect. I'm at a loss as to what to do. Even though I knew I had to serve, I moved on in moderation, and that's how I've been. But now, my body is twisted and now I can't do anything. At first, things that bothered my conscience, but I thought were okay, piled up and exploded. What should I do? It is not a new event as the Bible says, "There is nothing new under the sun." It's just that what's already happened has appeared. It's been a long time coming. But it's not going to come today and make a fuss like something's wrong. It's just that there are things that have been piling up and piling up for years. You have to take it for granted.
No one is responsible. Therefore, we need to go back and examine ourselves before God for self-reflection. We need to deeply reflect on the inertia that has been in our hearts and minds for a long time. I must avoid accumulating tomorrow in my beliefs that are wrong today. We must prevent today's unbelief from accumulating for ten or twenty years. And don't try to find a cause for others, but be grateful. What would have happened if Cain had thought like this? ?쏻hat kind of sacrifice was Abel?셲 sacrifice that God received???Wouldn't it have been better if it had been a good model?
Now I finish my speech.
Dear saints! is not something that can be solved alone. This will be resolved only by standing before God again. Jesus prays in the face of many contradictions and absurdities. ?쏯ot as I will, but as your will be done.??I leave it to God. ?쏶hall I not drink the cup that the Father has given me???I think very simply. Knowing that it is a problem between God and me, I quietly take up that difficult cross. Here is life. Let's not blame anyone for this. Let's not criticize or curse anyone. Let's not even think about who shouldn't be there. you should have it all. We must all wait for the will of the Lord together. The problem is I am the problem.
I pray in the name of Jesus that you will become wise believers who keep these words given today in your heart and believe that God's grace will overflow to your family and yourself as you live in a world full of problems.