THE RIGHT WAY TO PLAY THE BLAME GAME
I didn’t start it. I was all alone when she walked in half
naked. I didn’t want to be rude so I asked her to sit down. She came on to me;
she led me on. It wasn’t my fault, I’m only human. When things go south, we
quickly remember all what others did that were wrong, and forget the things we
didn’t do but we were supposed to do.
Some “mistakes” are just mistakes: food got burnt,
forgetting to set the alarm, error in calculation. But then there are
deliberate acts – God calls those sin. When God asked Adam and Eve why they had
sinned, they quickly shifted the blame to another (Gen. 3:8-13). When the
Israelite built and worshiped a golden calf in the wilderness. Aaron took no
responsibility in the act. He said to Moses, “they gave me the gold, and I
threw it into the fire and out came the calf” (Exo. 32:34).
Sometimes it is easier to blame
someone else for our shortcomings than to blame ourselves. It is also very
dangerous when we try to minimize our sin and call it “just a mistake”. But
when we take full responsibility for our actions – acknowledging and confessing
it, we not only gain trust from those around us but our Father in heaven who is
faithful and just, will forgive and cleanse us from all unrighteousness (1 John
1:9).
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