Stop Blaming Others

Have you ever noticed how culturally acceptable it is to blame someone else for just about anything. It's so easy to point your finger at others and pass the blame on to them. In sports, politics, work, churches and just about anything else, it's an epidemic in our culture. One of the classics we see when it comes to playing the blame game is found in the Garden of Eden, in Genesis 3:11-13. When God questions Adam and Eve for their choices, neither takes responsibility but does what easier, which was to blame others. In these verses we read, "Who told you that you were naked?" the LORD God asked. "Have you eaten from the tree whose fruit I commanded you not to eat?" The man replied, "It was the woman you gave me who gave me the fruit, and I ate it." Then the LORD God asked the woman, "What have you done?" "The serpent deceived me," she replied. "That’s why I ate it." As we read on, we see that God was not at all impressed by their blame shifting. When we choose to blame others for things, as we read in Genesis 3 we see it's none other than a product of sin. I'm shocked to hear some of the things people try to blame others for without taking any responsibility themselves. Yes it is easier to blame others and harder to take responsibility yourself, but isn't life about doing the right thing and not the easiest? As parents we're always encouraging our children not blame others, but to take responsibility. But why do we not seem to do this very thing as adults? Today you will will probably have some opportunities to point the finger at others and blame them for things. But don't fall into the trap like Adam and Eve did. Can you imagine how different our great nation would be if people stopped pointing fingers and blaming others?