It took a while, but the prodigal son finally figured out what everyone around him had known from the beginning. His problems were his own doing.
I am sure the prodigal son thought his father was selfish and cheap. He probably thought his brother was the favorite, and got the best of everything...he was sure that everyone else had ruined his life.
But then "he came to himself". He quit blaming his family, his friends, his environment, and manned up, and looked in the mirror. That was the beginning of the beginning for him. In that moment he started the healing process.
Have you "come to yourself"? Have you looked in the mirror and taken ownership for where you are in life. We live in a nation of denial, and every sin has a ready made excuse. Our society will teach you to deflect blame, and be the victim...don't.
The moment you accept the blame, you take back the power to fix it.
You have to own it. "Come to yourself". This is the first step in repentance and improvement. But it cannot begin until the blame is yours and not someone else's.
Take a long, honest, look in the mirror today. See if you are blaming others for something that needs action on your part. If so, then do something....
...."So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him." (Luke 15:20)...
Your Father loves you, and has already paid for your forgiveness...
What you have done is fixable....all you need to do is turn around, face it, and come home.
"Repentance means you change your mind so deeply that it changes you."
Bruce Wilkinson
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