That sounds like my diet during my single years.I have no excuse for eating ice cream, potato chips and uncooked hot dogs for dinner tonight. In that order!
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I'm not really hypocritical of people because I generally just tune them out. Excuses are generally an explanation about why someone has fallen short of the target. I am more of a results orientated person. Even so, I usually have an excuse at the ready for any given contingency or situation. An excuse that is well explained is better than simply giving someone the finger and telling them to get a life.I apologize about my wording, it probably reflects my own confusion with this topic.
I do think there are positive and negative excuses and I don’t think they are always bad. I’m sure some of them are actually explanations, but are they always necessary?
The vagueness probably doesn’t help, but I’m not personally talking about any one circumstance.
I really think you are right about living in a time where people are hypercritical of people. This would in turn cause insecurities and may make people feel the need to explain or make an excuse for decisions.
A silly example, my grandmother feels she needs to explain why or make an excuse if she doesn’t want to attend church for a day. Maybe she worries about judgment. I wouldn’t feel the need to explain why.
Just some thoughts.
Thanks for sharing!
I don't agree completely, but I think we're generally on the same page. To me, excuses are an attempt to make failure acceptable and forgiveness (or indulgence) obligatory. Some people seem to think that their failure (or sin) must be overlooked because of all the contributing factors (and a few feel the need to list them at length). It seems to be a combination of entitlement, lack of understanding of responsibility, and sin nature that desires to avoid any negative consequences for one's actions.
It's like the Barenaked Ladies' song, 'I want to be... consequence free".
Many things happen in our lives that can influence us negatively. Sometimes we use those experiences as an excuse for our behavior.
I grew up with a father who was ashamed of me, was emotionally abusive at times and rarely said anything kind to me.
He's told me it's because he didn't have a good father figure in his life, and the one he did have was an alcoholic.
I've told my Dad on more than one occasion, that's a REASON you are the way you are, it's not an excuse for it.
I grew up with a father who was ashamed of me, was emotionally abusive at times and rarely said anything kind to me.
He's told me it's because he didn't have a good father figure in his life, and the one he did have was an alcoholic.
I've told my Dad on more than one occasion, that's a REASON you are the way you are, it's not an excuse for it.
There are people who use Bible verses as excuse to justify their disobedience. They are worse than the devil himself.
I wish I had time to reply to this but with work and kids and cooking and laundry and mowing and grocery shopping and cleaning, I just don't have the time.
Nanny nanny boo boo
I have an x-cuse
When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. (1 Cor 13:11)
I have an x-cuse
When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. (1 Cor 13:11)
It sure does sometimes. Especially when the accuser tries to wound me again in the same way.
I'm so thankful that I have victory in Jesus! ❤
I deal with that with my dad...mostly verbal abuse .. but when it happens I feel Gods peace and presence... may sound strange but he’s right there with me...
If it weren't for this last 10 secs
Pretty valid though. Got a few luls throughout.
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stop the excuses and just let your nay be nay and your yay be yay.. then no more need for excuses.