You determine the outcome of your life.

Bible verse for today: Romans 12:2 "Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will" (NIV).

In this world, humans can be classified into two - Those who fix the problems and those ho trade blames.

Every problem solver knows that the outcome of his life solely depends on him because God has given him the ability to determine what his future will be like. The blame fixer believes someone is always responsible for his unfortunate state and never finds a way to fix his problems...until a stroke of luck happens.

These people have different approaches to difficulties but in all, there's only one person that can lead you through these problems and that's God.

Here is what the Word for Today devotional by United Christian Broadcasters (UCB) says:

You determine the outcomes in your life, because God has given no one but you power over your options. When things aren’t working out for us, we often look elsewhere for the reason. Like Eve, we say, ‘The devil made me do it.’ No, Jesus said, ‘…I give unto you power…over all the power of the enemy…’ (Luke 10:19 KJV). Like Adam, we say, ‘Eve made me do it.’ But the Psalmist says, ‘…I trust God, so I am not afraid. What can human beings do to me?’ (Psalms 56:4 NCV).

Sometimes we believe circumstances beyond our control are responsible, but with God ‘…all things [including people and circumstances] work together for [our] good…’ (Romans 8:28)—not for our defeat! Your misbeliefs victimise you and predispose you to a lifestyle of trying to change people and circumstances. That’s like attempting to unscramble an egg. You become a blame-fixer instead of a problem-solver. Accept the truth that no matter what satan, others or circumstances do, God gives you the right to the last word in your life. ‘…greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world’ (1 John 4:4 KJV). The outcome is not determined by what goes on around you, but by what goes on within you. ‘…as he thinks in his heart, so is he…’ (Proverbs 23:7 NKJV). The devil can only determine the outcome with your permission and co-operation—and you don’t have to give them! So believe in God’s ability to bring you triumphantly through this difficulty.