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Travel. The movement of people/objects between relatively distant geographical locations through land, air and sea transports. More often than not, we bring bags or suitcases to carry our belongings like clothes, toiletries and electronic gadgets to name a few out of necessity. These electronic gadgets may come in the form of laptops, mobile phones or cameras for adults and ipods, playstation or tablets for kids which come with their corresponding bags, batteries and chargers. Yet there’s one thing that we often neglect to bring: voltage protectors.
Voltage protectors, as the name implies, are devices designed to protect our electronic gadgets from sudden surges or fluctuations in voltage by limiting if not shorting to ground any unwanted voltage to the recommended safe threshold level. A voltage protector is mostly compared to an Automatic Voltage Regulator (AVR ) because of their similar features: protecting the appliance plugged in from faults and fluctuations, built-in delay. Please note however their differences: Voltage Protectors merely cut power supply from the outlet to an appliance while an AVR regulates and continues to provide stable power to your appliance.
Friday, December 30, 2011
Voltage Protectors Supplier in the Philippines
News Release
I’m sure along your SEO journey, you’ve most probably already encountered news release. This linkbuilding technique is usually a great way to attract links through other publishers and press release websites. And as you well know, other publishers and press release websites can generate a lot of buzz – and they usually have good PageRank juice to boot!
This entry is part of the SEO Hacker School series: Linkbuilding Techniques
It all Boils down to Content
Again, the thing you need to start with is having a good, solid content that is newsworthy. Usually this content has to be fresh and new in your industry in order to spur interest with publishers. Always remember that in news pitching, you’re not just writing for any ordinary person. You are writing for publishers and other knowledgeable writers in your niche – who are usually as updated as you are!
Obviously, having a content that can be considered a ‘fresh scoop’ SHOULD be worthy of attention and media coverage. Once you have established your newsworthy content, it’s time to spread the word.
Getting it out
It’s not everytime that you publish the news in your own blog. Sometimes it is more strategic for you to publish it in press release websites such as Technorati or The HuffingtonPost.Why? Because they have a good, established amount of readers – some of whom are publishers such as yourself! And if they see you publishing in well known PR sites such as Technorati or The HuffingtonPost, they’re going to have an increased amount of respect for you.
You can either apply to become a writer for Technorati or be a top commenter to be able to write at The HuffingtonPost. Becoming a publisher in either one of these sites can be a good leverage for your news pitching strategy. It’s very hard to become a writer at The Huffington post though. But no matter, there are several other sites you can pitch news in.
Press Release Websites
- 24-7PressRelease.com – Free release distribution with ad-support
- 1888PressRelease.com – Free distribution, paid services gives you better placement and permanent archiving.
- ClickPress.com – Distributs to sites like Google News and Topix.net, Gold level will also get you to sites like LexisNexis.
- EcommWire.com – Focuses on ecommerece and requires you include an image, 3 keywords and links.
- Express-Press-Release.com – Free distribution company with offices in 12 states.
- Free-Press-Release.com – Easy press release distribution for free, more features for paid accounts.
- Free-Press-Release-Center.info – Distributes your release, offers a web page with one keyword link to your site. Pro upgrade will give you three links, permanent archiving and more.
- I-Newswire.com – Allows for free distribution to sites and search engines, premium membership differs only slightly in adding in graphics.
- NewswireToday.com – All the usual free distribution tools, premium service includes logo, product picture and more.
- PR.com – Not only will they distribute your press releases, but you can also set up a full company profile.
- PR9.net – Ad supported press distribution site.
- PR-Inside.com – European-based free press release distribution site.
- PRBuzz.com – Completely free distribution to search engines, news sites, and blogs.
- PRCompass.com – Distribute your press release with a free or paid version, others can vote it up ala Digg style.
- PRUrgent.com – Not only distributes your release, but attempts to teach you how to write one, and even offers downloadable samples for you to work with.
- Press-Base.com – Submit your release for free and get on their front page and the category of your choice.
- PressAbout.com – A free press release service formatted as a blog.
- PressMethod.com – Free press release distribution no matter what, but extra services based on the size of your contribution.
- PRLeap.com – Free distribution to search engines, newswires, and RSS feeds. Fee based bumps get you better placement.
- PRLog.org – Free distribution to Google News and other other search engines.
- TheOpenPress.com – Gives free distribution for plain formatted releases, fees for HTML-coded releases.
Source: Mashable – 20+ Free Press Release Distribution Sites
3 Things you Need to do with Bitterness
Ever had a time in your life when you got so offended that you were cringing with hateful emotions? Perhaps someone shamed you in public or a younger sibling disrespected you in front of friends with whom you hold good reputation? Or perhaps you are denied something – a material thing that you really wanted, or a relationship you were trying so hard to pursue. Unexpected things in life can trigger anger which can lead to hate – which can lead to bitterness.
“See to it that no one misses the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.” - Hebrews 12:15
The Danger of Bitterness
Almost all murders that have happened in our world today is a result of unchecked anger which planted seeds of bitterness. This bitterness then grew its roots and tightly grasped into its host’s heart and soul – sucking out any good that the host could have done in its relationships with other people.
“Anyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life in him.” - 1 John 3:15
The root of a plant is something that is usually unseen. It is below the surface of the ground it is on. The root is an anchor for the plant – it enables the plant to take shape and grow. Bitterness has been attributed to a root. It goes deeper and deeper into your heart and emotions. And the more you try to weed it out, the harder it is and the more painful.
The plant will grow thorns in your heart – whenever people try to get closer to you, your bitterness will wound them.
Bitterness is a parasite that rots your heart – but the worst part is, it eats up other relationships too.
Bitterness needs two things to grow:
- A hurting host
- Time
Results of Bitterness
When you let bitterness grow and establish its roots in you, the plant that results can vary – from murder, slander, gossip, hatred, anger, impatience, divorce, irateness, death, sadness, sickness, depression, etc… Whatever the resulting plant is, it will consequently affect other relationships.
You don’t know it, but bitterness is an act of holding on to a hurt and anger until it has a hold on you. No one wants anything to have a hold on them intentionally – but you won’t recognize that it’s exactly what bitterness is already doing to you.
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Citipointe Live Philippines Concert 2012
Citipointe Live, as you well know has been in the Philippines last 2010 with the ‘My Soul’ worship concert. That was a good 2 years ago. And now they’re gonna be back in Manila this February 2012 with the ‘Hope is Erupting’ Tour! It will be a series of worship seminars and concerts held at these venues:
DATE / TIME – VENUES
CONCERT
February 16, 2012 / 7PM – Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center(Pampanga)
February 20, 2012 / 7PM – Phil Sports Arena (former ULTRA)
SEMINAR
February 17, 2012 / 5-10PM – Plenary Hall, Paskuhan Village (Pampanga)
February 18, 2012 / 8AM-1PM – GT-Toyota, UP Diliman (Manila)The first day at each venue will be devoted to intensive worship seminars, while the second day is for Citipointe Live’s concert. Multi-awarded local artist GLOC-9 will also be performing as the special guest of each concert.
Ticket Prices:
Concert
VIP A (Reserved Seating) – P1500
VIP B (Reserved Seating) – P1200
Ring Side (Reserved Seating) – P900
Lower Box (Free Seating) – P600
Gallery (Free Seating) – P300Seminar Only
Regular Rate: P1200
Early Bird Rate: P1000 (Until December 31, 2011)Seminar + Concert (Lower Box)
Regular Rate: P1800
Early Bird Rate: P1300 (Until December 31, 2011)Aaron & Beck’s Shoutout about Hope is Erupting
Our 2011 album recording is FINALLY upon us. It seems like forever since we last recorded. 2 years to be exact. WAY too long!
This time around, we’re pretty excited and very calm about this project. I believe that’s because we have a killer team running the ship. Big shout out to everyone on our team. You’re the best!We love what new songs do to the heart of God’s church. There is something powerful about a new anthem stirring and moving people to become so free and vulnerable in their worship to God.
This Sunday night is about common every day people coming together to pour their hearts out in worship to our King and Saviour. We are purposely creating a moment where the truth of Jesus can be revealed. A moment where people of all demographic and backgrounds, can once again allow the hope of Jesus Christ to erupt in their hearts. An experience where the hopeless, the lost and the broken can find refuge in their heavenly Father!
In all honesty, we don’t know what God is going to do on this night, but it’s going to be a life changing experience.
Let’s come together on this evening, hearts full of faith, determined to push the boundaries of our worship to God. Together, standing strong to bring forth the fame of His great and glorious name!Nothin’ but BIG love
Aaron & Beck
Friday, December 23, 2011
Why we Need Christmas
In history, the ones who recorded events and dates and wrote the stories altogether were mostly people who were hired to write about it. They were employed by generals, kings, queens -powerful people. Of course, hiring a scribe to write your history comes with a special perk. You can SUGGEST things. You can suggest that they downplay your defeats and shameful moments or erase it altogether. You can also suggest to exaggerate and heroize specific moments of triumph and greatness.
Of course, if the Scribe believes in his or her employer, the scribe would have no problem writing the story with the suggestions.
Let’s look at Jesus’ history as written by Matthew.
Genealogy of Jesus – Only the book of Matthew started with a genealogy
This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham:
2 Abraham was the father of Isaac,
Isaac the father of Jacob,
Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,
3 Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar,
Perez the father of Hezron,
Hezron the father of Ram,
4 Ram the father of Amminadab,
Amminadab the father of Nahshon,
Nahshon the father of Salmon,
5 Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab,
Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth,
Obed the father of Jesse,
6 and Jesse the father of King David.David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah’s wife,
- Matthew 1:1-6
It includes 4 very unpopular women:
Rahab the harlot, Ruth the moabite, Tamar the daughter-in-law of Judah who deceived him and the mother of Solomon who had been Uriah’s wife.
Now why did Matthew had to write about them? Wouldn’t you be writing all the good stuff when you want someone to look good? I mean, this is the Savior and Messiah Jesus Christ we’re talking about!
Two categories of unclean people:
“While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and “sinners” came and ate with him and his disciples.” - Matthew 9:10
“Now the tax collectors and “sinners” were all gathering around to hear him.” - Luke 15:1
“When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and ‘sinners’?” – Matthew 9:11
Sinners and Tax collectors – that’s how bad tax collectors were. They had their own category. They were considered traitors to their own nation because they were collecting tax for Rome. And as long as the Romans were happy with the tax, they can add any amount of surcharge they wanted for their tax collecting.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Mobile Search Optimization (MSO)
So I’ve been lingering around with mobile search lately and found out a couple of resources stating that Google will rank websites with mobile versions higher – in mobile search. If this is the case, then we should all be grabbing mobile versions of our sites. You won’t want your competitor to outrank you just because he has a mobile website and you don’t, don’t you?
Let’s go Over the Stats, shall we?
Mobile Web is growing 8x faster than pc based web
- 70% of the world’s population now has a mobile phone
- In 2010, mobile subscribers surpassed 5 billion
- 85% of children own a phone while only 73% own books at home
- Since 2008 mobile data traffic is up 3000% and is expected to increase 40 fold over the next 5 years
January to march 2010, 314.7 million phones were activated
- Android is growing at a rate of 886% – 160,000 android phones are being activated everyday
- There are Twice as many web-enabled mobile devices today as there are internet connected PCs
Mobile Internet is growing faster than desktop internet ever did.
- 1,000,000 smart phones are activated every week
- Google reports that mobile search volume is up 130% year-over-year
- 65% online search market share is eclipsed in mobile…where Google owns 95% of search.
A whopping 53% of Bing mobile queries are targeted on local. Meaning searchers in mobile devices are searching for local stuff like restaurants, tourist spots, the best bars, etc…
- Ad CTRs on mobile devices were 37% more than desktop
Consumers are 51% more likely to purchase from retailers that have mobile-specific websites.
- By 2014, it’s predicted that mobile Internet usage will overtake desktop Internet usage.
- One half of all local searches are performed on mobile devices
Reports have shown an increase of 29% of all mobile searches from the first quarter of 2011. The same rise was measured in mobile retail search traffic that saw a whopping increase of 181%; compared to last year’s figures.
Friday, December 16, 2011
What to do When you Feel Tired and Burned Out
Have you ever felt like you’re really tired – but you’re not? Your body can still take it, but your emotions feel like it doesn’t want to go on. It’s as if you don’t understand yourself. You need to do something to be happy, and yet you don’t feel like doing it? This usually happens when you’ve burned yourself out. And you know, I’ve been there too.
This entry has been inspired by my discipler, Aumar Aguilar – during the time when I felt down and out and I needed help. To you I give my sincere thanks.
There was a week in my life when I was going here and there, doing a lot of things for a lot of people and for my own. I felt exhausted. I also felt weird coz physically, I didn’t feel exhausted. But there was something in me that was excruciatingly tired. What is it?
Deeper Exhaustion
Being tired goes further than physical. I realized that you feel most tired when your emotional tank is running empty in all aspects. Take note, I didn’t say EMPTY – I said RUNNING EMPTY. When your car is empty, it’s alright. Just go stop using it and put some gas to make it work again. BUT when your car is RUNNING EMPTY, not very soon, it will incur some serious damage.
Running an empty emotional tank with work, relationships, and your spiritual walk with God is one of the worst things that can happen to you.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Yahoo Site Explorer Substitute: Quick Backlinks | Simple SEO
Just recently, I’ve been contacted by a handful of SEO tool developers asking for reviews for their new Link Management and Backlink Checking tools. This sudden surge of tools are mostly a result of the shutdown of Yahoo Site Explorer. It’s the perfect time to launch tools that can catch the market that Yahoo Site Explorer has just let go. Quick backlinks tool or QBL by Link Research Tools, is one of these such tools.
I was emailed by Christoph Cemper telling me of QBL’s hot launch just this December 5. He was excited about it and gave me a Quick Account (You can have one too by typing in the coupon code DF0AB20C3F as you sign up).
So I took a look around, and to make the long story short, I really liked what I saw. The data was very polished and it was updated, fresh, and accurate-to-the-minute. I was impressed. I’ve yet to see a tool this accurate when it comes to checking out backlinks. It’s also much, much faster than other backlink checking tool I’ve stumbled upon in search of other Yahoo Site Explorer alternatives.
The Idea behind Quick Backlinks (QBL)
Instead of reporting only 100% validated and up to the minute accurate data as the other reports in Link Research Tools do, the philosophy for QBL is different
Monday, December 12, 2011
Mejii Voltage Protector with Timer
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Introducing the latest product of Meiji Electric! We bring you a new addition to the Voltage Protector line! Now with a built-in programmable timer. If you still don’t know what a Voltage Protector is, Why you should have one in your home and How it will be useful in traveling, just click away and let us show you what you’re missing!
Our new addition Voltage Protector with Timer, aka TC-V002, workable at 220V has a 20 ampere load capacity, equivalent to almost 4,400 Watts! So no worries for your high wattage appliance such as air conditioning units, TV, computers and more!
What’s great about it is that it has 8 programmable timer setting options both for turn on and turn off use! Not only that, it also has varied day preferences: whether you want the timer to work daily, weekly, monthly, only on weekdays, only on weeknights, on alternating days, just set it and it’s done! So for all you busy people out there, how great is that? One less task in your life!
Meiji Voltage Protector with Timer also has a universal outlet in front and a a parallel plug with ground at its back, suitable for your needs. It also comes with a manual once you buy a unit so don’t fret on how it is to be set.
Have a practical and hassle-free time whether at home or during your travel. Try out the new Meiji Voltage Protector with Timer NOW!
Sunday, December 11, 2011
The Common Excuse When Falling into Temptation
I’ve been reading Charles Stanley’s ‘Winning the War Within’ and I’ve come across a very intriguing argument in his book. Here’s what he has to say about the common excuse we make when falling into temptation.
One of the most common statements people make to excuse failure in the area of temptation is this: “I’m just human, and besides, nobody’s perfect.” Let’s take a look at that for just a minute.
There is some truth to this statement. Only God is perfect. The problem is that this statement confuses present character with potential behavior. Let me explain.
When people say, “I am not perfect,” they are referring to their personhood or character. They are basically saying, “Since I am not perfect internally, don’t expect perfect behavior externally.” But in a discussion of temptation, character is not really the issue.
The issue is whether or not, at a given moment in time, people (in this case, Christians) have the potential to do the right thing. God says they do.
“No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is fathful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, that you may be able to endure it.” - 1 Corinthians 10:13
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Link Management Tool: Cognitive SEO
Recently, I had the opportunity of being invited by Cognitive SEO to review their link management tool. It’s in beta phase and I assumed that it would function somewhat like Raventools. Cognitive SEO tells me that their SEO toolkit is unique and a new development in the area of link management. Let’s take a closer look:
The tool has 5 main parts:
- Dashboard
- InBound Link Analysis
- Link Management
- Rank Tracking
- To-dos
At the dashboard section of the tool, you can chose which campaign you’d like to check out. Right now I only have 2 campaigns to choose from. And for the purpose of this review, I picked out ‘Search Engine News‘.
As we look into the InBound Analysis section, we can immediately see the summary of your links. It tells you the number of:
- Analyzed Links
- Live Links
- Lost Links
- Redirect Links
- Supplemental Links
- Unique Referring Domains
- Unique Referring IP Addresses
- Text Links
- Image Links
- Nofollow Links
- Sitewide Links
- Abused Linking Pages
As you can see, the SEO Hacker data for this link summary seems a bit odd. There are too many links. I have no idea how they find links and categorize ‘em as supplemental or coming from abused linking pages.
Lean and Fab Ingredient: Citrin | Lean and Fab
Do you want to lose weight? Of course you do – everyone does right? But do you need to starve yourself in order to lose weight? Of course not that’s another silly question. Losing weight will make you feel hungry from time to time but it doesn’t mean that you should completely deprive yourself of food. Let’s take a look at one of the Lean and Fab ingredients – Citrin.
You have to train your mind and body to have self-control when it comes to eating. If you can convince your own body that it is “full,” then say goodbye to those midnight snacks and hello to a successful weight loss plan.
The key here is – appetite regulation. That’s up to the brain to decide but you can help condition it. Studies show that there are certain compounds that can aid in suppressing one’s appetite. One of which is called citrin.
Citrin is a trademarked name from Sabinsa. It is an herbal extract from the rind of the garcinia cambogia (also known as Indian berry) plant. These fruits grow in selected regions of southern India. This is where hydroxycitric acid comes from. This is the compound responsible for reducing food intake.
When our body consumes food, it breaks down carbohydrates into glucose. The liver is responsible for checking whether the blood has sufficient glucose. Any excess glucose breaks down into fat or cholesterol.
An Antidote for Temptation: the Bible
“So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall! No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.” - 1 Corinthians 10:12-13
Special thanks to Charles Stanley for his ‘Winning the War Within’ book which has blessed me with these insights.
As I have been writing about temptation, this verse above all, brings delight to me. It first of all reminds us of our frailty. By this I do not just mean being weak, but also our tendency to become proud or lenient after being victorious in 2-3 instances of temptation.
It speaks about God’s faithfulness which makes Him the perfect candidate for us to trust. I don’t know about you but in my experience, when I’m most hurt, most sad, most frustrated, there I am most vulnerable to temptation. And as you reflect on God’s faithfulness, does it not give you comfort, and hope that there’ll be a better tomorrow?
And here it begins to get interesting; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. We know God is in control of everything. He is the author and perfecter of our faith (Heb. 12: 2), why didn’t I ever think that He too has a say on our temptation?
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
How to Break the Unending Cycle of Sin: Significance
You must have already encountered a sin in your life where you felt the weakest? Something you don’t want to get involved into but you can’t seem to get out from its grips? Be encouraged brother/sister in Christ, you are not alone.
Paul says in Romans 7 verse 15, “I do not understand what I do. For what I want
to do I do not do, but what I hate I do.” And continues on in verse 18 saying, “I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out.”
Special thanks to Charles Stanley who continues to inspire me in his book “Winning the War Within”.
One of the chapters talked about the root of evil. As Christians, we know there are different roots for the varying natures of sin. There is pride, selfishness, greed, ungodliness and the list goes on. In this book, Mr. Stanley tells us that having the wrong source of significance or security can be a cause of the cycle of your sin and mine.
Let’s start by reflecting what sin has a cycle in your life. For exemplifying purposes, let’s say the lack of self-control in the words you say. You’re the type who when hurt, tells your offender his/her faults on why you did a particular thing (tosses blame). Or you may be the one who raises his/her voice in order to prove a point to tell a person you’re certain about something and you’re right about it; Without consideration whether you’re hurting others.
Sunday, December 4, 2011
SEO Philippines: Google Freshness Algorithm Experiment
Okay so I posted an entry last night (14 hours ago) about SEO Philippines. The post was entitled ‘SEO Philippines’ and had a good number of ‘SEO Philippines’ keyphrase inside the body of the content. I did this mainly for three reasons:
- I was experimenting on how high I can rank for the term SEO Philippines
- I wanted to contribute to the Philippine SEO Community
- I wanted to let my readers know about great Filipino SEO specialists out there
Of course, I wasn’t targeting to rank for the term SEO Philippines in Google.ph – I was targeting to rank on Google.com as a playing field. I wanted to see how far I was gonna get with the keyphrase SEO Philippines – knowing that there was quite a competition for the term. It’s not really a keyphrase that attracts a lot of searches, but I was trying to experiment on it due to the fact that some of the websites that are ranking on first page have already been there for a while – and I wanted to check out how big of a factor the new ‘Freshness Algorithm’ is.Turns out the new Freshness Algorithm is a winner. I got to first page (9th place) within 14 hours of publishing my entry. And I’m hoping it goes up some more before 24 hours has elapsed.
Friday, December 2, 2011
SEO Philippines
SEO in the Philippines is now a REALLY BOOMING industry. Just two years ago I had no idea about SEO or what it’s about. SEO here in the Philippines wasn’t all that popular then. I don’t know if I’m just more involved in the SEO industry now that I find and meet a lot of other Filipinos who are practicing SEO and servicing clients around the world.
Just look at Facebook
I’m currently running a Facebook ad and you’ll be surprised to know that there are almost 50,000 Filipinos who are into SEO. It’s a huge amount. I haven’t really checked how many people are interested in SEO two years before, but I’m assuming that the growth is exponential.
Most of the SEOs in the Philippines are also young. A bulk of ‘em ages from 18-24 years old. Which indicates that SEO in the Philippines is a rising trend among the upcoming generation. I think that the Philippines can be a hub of SEO practitioners and internet marketers in the soon coming years.
Internet Savy and English Mastery
I think that the Philippines is one of the best countries that has grasped the English language both in oral and written form. I also think that a lot of Filipinos are internet savvy (Facebook savvy?) and those two attributes strongly qualifies us to have good reason and interest in web traffic generation. A lot of Filipinos are also outspoken and have their own blogs – which also needs traffic.
A lot of Filipinos also love to work at home (including me) due to various reasons – most of which is family time and financial efficiency. Of course when you work from home, you save money from travelling to your office and you also save money from buying food outside.
SEO is also one of the most in-demand jobs in the internet to date. And it has created a lot of job opportunities for Filipinos who are looking for employment but don’t want to be ‘just another’ employee. They want to feel more special – an employee of their own perhaps? Handling clients makes you feel more significant than just working an 8-hour day job in an office desk.
The 5 Weak Points of Men:Excuses of Men
My special thanks to Charles Stanley’s book of Winning the War Within who has inspired me to share this to all of you.
As mentioned from my previous article on temptation, the first step is choosing to say ‘No’. We ought to remember that inspite and despite the circumstances, people involved, ultimately it is our personal decision to do a certain behavior causing us to sin.
Unfortunately, men and women have the tendency of passing the blame… “I couldn’t control it, he made me so mad!”, “If my parents raised us better, I wouldn’t be this way”; “If only my brother will stop playing that computer game, then I’ll totally quit!” Statements like these may be true but the response of cursing when you got mad, or the choice to follow in your parents’ footsteps and the decision of playing that computer game was YOURS.
Nobody can make you do something you don’t want to do. They can only go as far as to influence, tease, trick and even force you to doing it but not MAKE you do it.But you know, the cycle of tossing the blame to others has originated not from you, your baby sister or even that cheater seatmate. It started way back from Adam and Eve. Remember when God confronted Adam about his sin?
He responded in Gen. 3: 12” The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”
And Eve responded, v. 13 ““The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”
