The Blame Game
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The Blame Game
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Benoni Bulletin--091607--"The Blame Game""THE BLAME GAME"
A lady was taking out her credit card to make a
payment when the salesman noticed her TV remote in her purse. "That's an
odd place to keep your TV remote,'" he mused. "I suppose so," she
replied, "but it is a neat way to punish a husband who won't go grocery
shopping with you!" If the victim here were to blame his wife for a lost
TV remote control, he would be completely justified and exonerated. What
do you do when things go wrong? Do you take responsibility for the
situation or do you cunningly search for some unsuspecting bystander to
blame?
"Passing the buck of blame" has got to be hereditary.
Our forefathers did it in Eden, so it must be in the genes. When God
called Adam to account for his disobedience, he blamed Eve. If that
wasn't enough, it was really God's fault for giving such a seductress to
poor, old gullible Adam (Genesis 3:12). When God turned his gaze on Eve,
she quickly turned the tables on the wily serpent (Genesis 3:13). Can't
you just hear her say, "He made me do it." The pathetic
serpent, no doubt, looked around to see whom he could blame. But, alas,
he didn't have a leg to stand on. "The Blame Game"--we all play it
instinctively. "Just look what you made me do," we bleat, but
we know who really is to blame, don't we?
Many moons ago I lost my car keys. I searched high
and low. Time was "a'wasting" and I was no nearer finding them. A
diabolical solution was forming in my addled brain. I felt sure that my
beloved spouse had moved them to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro. So, the
handiest weapon of retreat was the "blame game". "Where did YOU put MY
keys?" I inquired with some chagrin. Her evasive reply? "Wherever you
left them, dear!" "Why won't she just own up to this silly little
misdemeanor?" I thought. Well, since I was getting no help from that
quarter, I decided to search the pants I wore earlier in the week. Guess
what? There they were, right where she had put them, in my
left pants pocket!! Hmmph, I'll never understand women!!
The Bible is replete with examples of characters
exemplifying the "blame game." King Saul blamed the people for
"pressuring him" into disobedience (1 Samuel 15:15). Ahab blamed Elijah
for the troubles of Israel when Ahab's own weak character was the
underlying problem, (1 Kings 18:17). John the Baptist lost his head when
Herod's mistress would not take responsibility for her wickedness. She
manipulated her evil consort into executing one of the great characters
of Bible history (Matthew 14:1-5).
When things go wrong who is to blame? When we sin to
whom do we attribute the blame? God always knows who caused the problem.
He knows who IS the problem. We may deny it and pretend that we are
innocent, but he knows better. He won't be duped by our clever rhetoric.
We can't pull the wool over his eyes. He knows our motives. He discerns
our thoughts.
So, be open. Be honest. Be real. Admit it, quit it,
and forget it. Start afresh. Recognise that the only one who is fooled
by the blame game is the one who is dumb enough to play it. I never
play the blame game! Do you believe that? The only time now that I
blame my spouse for anything is when the TV remote is missing. Keep
facing reality!!
Love you all,
Al --"The Horne of Africa"
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