One of the easiest things to do in life is to make excuses for not doing what we are supposed to do.

This is actually common with lazy people because they like doing what seems easy and making excuses is one.

Proverbs 22 vs 13

The lazy person claims, “There’s a lion out there! If I go outside, I might be killed!”

That is the thinking of a lazy man they always make excuses for taking actions. They have several reasons why they think that will fail.

I do not want you to operate in this category, what I want is for you to be as bold as a lion and always take action when necessary.

So let’s look at some dangers of making excuses



It can cause destruction
Making excuses can lead to destruction in the sense that situations may get damaged beyond control.

Like in the case of Moses when God called him to come lead the people of Israel out of Egypt, he kept giving God excuses on why he should not be the one to go.

He gave an excuse for not being eloquent enough to carry out the task God wants him to do. That excuse almost destroyed him because when he was traveling back to Egypt an angel of God almost killed Moses.

He was saved because God had mercy on him and because of his wife’s timely intervention. But not everyone will be able to receive mercy from God if they are in such a situation.

This goes to show you that making excuses can lead to destruction. don’t think this story is old because same thing still applies in the world today.

You see people making excuses to take alcohol, they tell you they are just taking for pleasure, so as to have fun or so that they can kill their thoughts.

The fact remains that no matter the excuse you give when the alcohol is in excess, it will definitely have a negative effect.

For instance, when you take too much alcohol it can affect the organs in your body thereby leading to incurable sickness, or maybe someone that’s drunk and driving at the same time. All these can lead to destruction.



It can have impact on others
When you give excuses, you are not the only one that will feel the impact, people around you will also feel the impact.

Look at from this angle, if you get blessed, you can also help others to get blessed too. But when you give excuses and there’s no blessing, then no-one gets blessed through you.

In the case of Moses, if he had not taken action, the Israelites might have stayed a longer time in Egypt.

so can you see that one man’s action can affect a whole nation and if that one man keeps making excuses the effect will keep rubbing off on the others around him.

Now you can see that your actions can affect those around you and when you make excuses too, you are not the only person that gets affected, it also affects others around you.



It can cause shame
we need not say it again that giving excuses has its own repercussions. When I remember the story of Saul it reminds me of a good story on how giving excuses can cause shame.

When God told him to go and destroy the Amalakite. complete, Saul did not destroy them completely instead he gave an excuse.

His excuse for not destroying the Amalakite completely was because he wanted to use the cattle, goat and sheep spared to make a sacrifice to God.

This excuse actually put Saul in shame because God left him and rejected him as king. The kingdom of Israel was also given to another family instead of Saul’s.

That goes to show you that giving excuses can cause shame.



It can hinder success
We all want to be successful in life and one of the obstacles that can hinder our success is making excuses all the time.

Some people have become a master at making excuses. They always give excuses for their failures.

With a spirit like this success is not sure because when you keep making excuses about your failures it shows that you are not. responsible for your actions. what that simply means is that you are not responsible.

A good example is Gideon when he was called by God to be judge over the Israelites, he made excuses of how his family was small and he wasn’t the eldest in his family.

The excuses served as a hindrance that did not want to Gideon to achieve success but God had mercy on Gideon, he led Israel to war and he was successful.

It can hinder the promises of God in your life
God has given every individual on earth promises based on His word. Sometimes we might have excuses on why we are not qualified to receive the promises but they are all lies.

when God sent angels to Abraham and told him that he and Sarah would have a baby soon. Sarah had a valid excuse for not believing that promise.

By that Sarah was old and had passed the stage of child bearing. so medically she was right but spiritually she was wrong.

God eventually had mercy on her and she gave birth to Isaac. So whenever God sends you a promise just believe that he will do it and walk in faith with God. Don’t doubt God or make excuses because of the circumstances around you instead you should believe and you shall succeed.

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