Many years ago during the very darkest point in my life, I was in counseling with a very kind and wise Christian pastor. After months of struggling with the trauma caused by someone else, and their resistance to take responsibility for the pain inflicted…I felt overwhelmed and lost. This wise pastor said one simple thing that has stayed with me for decades. He said, ” You can be responsible to someone, but not for them.” We can’t be accountable for the actions of others…and if they are on a self-destructive path, there’s a limit to what we can do. The Lord wants us to live in peace, and sometimes that means giving that person to the Lord, and letting them remain there at the Cross as we back away.
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