No, You Can't Blame it on Your Stove!

Human beings are natural "Blame-shifters" and feng shui is one example. This 1-minute devotion gives the biblical explanation for sin.


I watched an HGTV house-hunting show about a couple searching for a feng shui home. 

Feng shui is a Taoist belief that homes have "energy maps" that affect fortunes and relationships. This couple believed a stove placed across from the sink caused arguments.

Now, I'm in favor of setting up a house efficiently, but feng shui is more than that. It bases happiness on external things and requires rigorous rules and regulations with no moral basis. It's definitely what Colossians 2:8 calls a "hollow and deceptive philosophy."

We'd all like to blame our arguments on circumstances or other people, but we sin because we choose to sin (James 1:14).

Christianity is the only belief that adequately explains sin, spells out our responsibility, and shows our need for a Savior (Romans 3:23; Romans 5:8; Romans 10:9; 1 Peter 2:24). 

"Come now, and let us reason together," says the LORD. "Though your sins are as scarlet, they will be as white as snow..."  Isaiah 1:18

Only the God of the Bible makes that promise.

We can be assured that if we have arguments with family members in our kitchen, it's a personal problem, not the placement of an appliance!

I encourage you to take a look at this Bible Love Notes collection of more than thirty devotions: Improving Family Relationships.


Human beings are natural "Blame-shifters" and feng shui is one example. This 1-minute devotion gives the biblical explanation for sin.



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9 comments:

  1. MichelleJanuary 30, 2014 at 9:06 AM

    I love what you had to say. I also have to admit that I giggled. I always think stuff like that is so ridiculous. I love how you addressed the real problem. Thank you.

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  2. KathJanuary 30, 2014 at 2:43 PM

    Thanks for the reminder... Only our God makes that promise.
    I am inviting you to visit me here http://shesclassic.blogspot.com/2014/01/family.html
    Blessings :-)

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  3. UnknownJanuary 30, 2014 at 7:03 PM

    I love how you bring out a point by comparing it to something else. It makes what you are trying to share so much more powerful. We tend to say that we are cranky because of our kids or husband's mood without taking into account that we are in return in a bad mood ourselves.

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  4. SharonFebruary 1, 2014 at 2:29 AM

    I just found you and signed up . Love your site and thank you for your wisdom and sharing the word.

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    1. Gail @ http://biblelovenotes.comFebruary 1, 2014 at 2:55 AM

      So glad to have you as a new reader, Sharon.
      Thanks for your kind words.
      Gail : )

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  5. StephanieFebruary 25, 2014 at 2:54 PM

    If I can't blame the stove for being crabby to my kids, does that mean I can't blame the kids for burning supper on the stove?

    And yes, you are right on the money with this one. Guilty as charged. Now I need to go apologize.

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  6. AnonymousMarch 2, 2015 at 10:20 AM

    Very nice devotion but I will blame it on my stove if my cookies burn. :)

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  7. UnknownJune 28, 2018 at 12:35 PM

    There is a proverb in the Bible that says do not be friends with an angry person lest you learn their ways and get a snare for your soul.

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