{"id":3562,"date":"2014-01-13T06:00:59","date_gmt":"2014-01-13T13:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devonline.us\/dailyevotional\/?p=3562"},"modified":"2014-01-13T09:19:38","modified_gmt":"2014-01-13T16:19:38","slug":"my-bad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/my-bad\/","title":{"rendered":"MY BAD!"},"content":{"rendered":"

James 5:16<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Do you ever wonder where certain expressions get started? Not too long ago, the expression \u201cmy bad\u201d began to be used when someone desired to acknowledge responsibility for a mistake. I guess that replaced the old standby, \u201cOoops!\u201d<\/p>\n

It does not matter which of these expressions are used, the understanding is that we have made a mistake. Not only that, we expect others to laugh it off and excuse it as one of the many frailties of human nature.<\/p>\n

The story does not end there, however. What is our reaction when others do something unplanned or unexpected that adversely affects us? All too often we hit the ceiling, so to speak, and make a spectacle out of an accidental incident.<\/p>\n

I am sure that we have all heard of the \u201cGolden Rule.\u201d In Luke 6:31 we read: \u201cDo to others as you would have them do to you.\u201d<\/em> <\/span>\u00a0Think how different our life (and the lives of others) would be if we made this a vital part of our behavior pattern. I want to commit myself to have such a servant spirit. Lord, help me to laugh more and be able to look past the \u201cmy bads\u201d of those around me.<\/p>\n

May God richly bless you as you bless others by your words and actions!<\/p>\n

—Pastor Cecil<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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