{"id":2017,"date":"2020-04-14T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=2017"},"modified":"2020-04-01T07:00:32","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T12:00:32","slug":"what-happens-when-you-cause-someone-to-stumble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2020\/04\/14\/what-happens-when-you-cause-someone-to-stumble\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU CAUSE SOMEONE TO STUMBLE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cJesus said to his disciples: \u201cThings that cause people to stumble are bound to come, but woe to anyone through whom they come.  It would be better for them to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around their neck than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.\u201d  (Luke 17:1-2 NIV)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you cause someone to stumble, the consequences are yours to bare.\u00a0 In real life, those consequences can lead to broken relationships and harm to the other person.\u00a0 We have all caused people to stumble. For instance, I\u2019m a WW member and I have 2 close girlfriends who battle the bulge with me weekly.\u00a0 I can cause them to stumble when I tempt them with food heavy in points total (how food is tracked in WW). I can cause them to stumble when I convince them to go for coffee instead of a badly needed walk.\u00a0 When our weekly weigh in comes round, the results will show on the scale. Then the disappointment sets in and now an emotional battle to get back on track begins. All because I caused them to stumble. When you cause someone to stumble, the consequences are yours to bare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you cause someone to stumble, the consequences are yours to bare.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Food is one thing, causing people to stumble in their walk with the Lord is a whole other ball game.  I\u2019ve caused people to stumble in their walk with Jesus, that guilt never goes away. I know Jesus forgives me, I know I\u2019m not the savior of the world, He is.  I know He has a plan, and I can\u2019t thwart it. But I\u2019d like to help Him, not hurt Him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I was a young adult, I attended a church that was having financial difficulties.  I had issues with how the money was being handled, which led me to leave the church. That wasn\u2019t how I caused people to stumble.  I caused people to stumble because I bad mouthed the church when I left. I talked about what was going on to people who didn\u2019t attend church.  Because I did that, I just gave them more ammunition for not going to church. To this day, there are people I\u2019m still trying to repair the damage I did decades ago.  My heart breaks that they don\u2019t go to church, partly because of my actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But God\u2019s grace and mercy have helped me learn from my mistakes.  I\u2019ve not made that mistake again. Through that experience, God has taught me a myriad of lessons.  I\u2019ve learned grace, I\u2019ve learned humility, I\u2019ve learned wisdom. I\u2019ve learned not to make the same mistake twice.  I\u2019ve made other mistakes since then, but I haven\u2019t made that one again. When you cause someone to stumble, the consequences are yours to bare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question of the Day:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you ever caused someone to stumble?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further Reading: <\/strong>Joshua 9:3-10:43 NIV<\/a>, Luke 16:19-17:10 NIV<\/a>, Psalm 83:1-18 NIV<\/a>, Proverbs 13:4 NIV<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cJesus said to his disciples: \u201cThings that cause people to stumble are bound to come, but woe to anyone through whom they come.  It would be better for them to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around their neck than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.\u201d  (Luke 17:1-2 NIV)… Continue reading WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU CAUSE SOMEONE TO STUMBLE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2017"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2017\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2019,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2017\/revisions\/2019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}