If You Decided Wrong, You Can Decide Right

What do you do when you look at your life and realize you made decisions that were not wise or even flat out wrong?

And why is it so easy to blame someone else when things fall apart? Parents. A spouse. Stress. A boss. Childhood. Circumstances. I’ve blamed all of those at different times. It feels easier than facing myself.

But God doesn’t let us stay there, and honestly, His truth feels more freeing than confronting.

Ezekiel gives us a hidden gem about personal responsibility and the power God gives each of us to choose differently, no matter what our past looks like.

“As surely as I live, says the Lord God, this is true. You will not use this saying in Israel anymore. Every living thing belongs to me. The life of the parent is mine, and the life of the child is mine. The person who sins is the one who will die.” (Ezekiel 18:3 to 4 NCV)

This verse slices through excuses, family history, generational patterns, and victim thinking. Israel used to say, “The parents eat sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.”

Meaning, “My life is messed up because of what my parents did.” God ended that. He said, stop repeating it. Your life is not doomed by your dad’s failures or your mom’s issues. Their sin is theirs. Your life is yours. That means you really can draw a line, write start, and begin again.

God reminds us that you and I are responsible before Him. “The person who sins is the one who will die.”

In a world that blames bosses, spouses, society, stress, or childhood, God brings it back to personal choice. Not to crush us, but to free us.

Here’s the big truth: “If some of my choices created the mess, then by His grace, my choices can also help turn it around.”

God says: “Every living thing belongs to Me.” If that’s true, then you are not defined by your past, your parents, your failures, your regrets, your family tree, or your sin.

Your identity is grounded in God. He owns your life which means He can restore it, redirect it, redeem it, and revive it. But we must confess it.

This whole chapter shows that generational patterns can be broken. If your father was angry, you can choose peace. If your mother was anxious, you can choose trust. If your family stayed distant, you can choose closeness.

God is saying, your soul is Mine, and I can rewrite your story. We need to see what is possible in the ownership and power of God - not our past.

God also judges fairly. No favoritism. No confusion. He does not punish innocent people for someone else’s sin. When you stand before Him, you stand as you.

Yes, Adam and Eve are our generational parents, and they passed down sin. And yes, the sin of a parent can expose their children to sin or even bring about death through things like abortion and other heartbreaking and sinful decisions.

But I am talking to the one who God blessed to live through it. You made it. You are here today. God carried you through what others did not survive, and He did not bring you this far to abandon you now.

But here’s the best news. If the one who sins dies, then all of us are in trouble… until Jesus stepped in. Your sin leads to death. Jesus took that death. You receive His life. He absorbed your judgment so you can walk in freedom.

“He himself carried our sins in his body on the cross so we would stop living for sin and start living for what is right.” (First Peter 2:24 NCV)

So it may be wise to stop blaming and start choosing. And if you chose wrong, choose right.

The Holy Spirit helps you. Christ forgives you. God restores you. If you have breath, you can draw a line, write start, and give it your best to finish well. Desire it, choose it, and God will meet you there.

LORD, help us to recommit to do what we know is right. Please give us discernment. IJNIP amen ♥️