Not my fault!

If I had to pick a more common sentiment that permeates our home, it's that...."Not my fault."  I just want to ask "Then whose fault is it?"

Today my husband and I went to the movie theater.  As usual, he gets the tickets and I high tail it to the counter to purchase our goodies.  I usually get a combo that includes two large drinks and a large popcorn. 

Today was no different.  The cashier handed me the two large drinks and the popcorn.  I had my hands full and I knew I could not handle it all.  Fortunately, my husband came and took the popcorn leaving me the two full drinks. 

As I walked away, I put the straw in the lid and noticed the lid was not completely and securely attached.  I ignored it and continued on to the theater.  As we took our seat in the dark, you guessed it-the unsecured lid slipped and I dropped some of the drink all over my new Christmas leather purse...ugh!

The first thing I said was "He [cashier] did not put the lid on securely!"  No...he did not but the issue was that I saw that and I did not move to correct it!  It was easier and it felt better to be able to put this on someone else!

Isn't that what Adam did when God asked him "Where are you?"  What was Adam's response?  Did he say "...well I ate from the tree that you commanded me not to eat from."  I don't think so.  Instead, he said  "...the woman you put here with me she gave me some fruit from the tree and I ate." 

The woman did it and as if that wasn't bad enough, you put her here.  It is much easier to blame someone else for our actions or consenquences as a result of our actions.  The woman had her own set of fingers to point with everyone blaming someone/something else and no one assuming the responsibility for their actions. 

The reality of it is that I saw that lid was not secure so if the drink spilled on my leather purse, that was on me!  I should have secured it instead of trying to blame someone else. 

We can not blame others for our failure to recognize God.  It's not someone else's responsibility to get us to church, to learn His word, or to have a Godly walk....it's ours!

So as we begin this year, I chose to disregard those words and assume full responsibility for my walk.  My prayer is that instead of looking for someone or something to blame, I will choose to follow Christ and not say....not my fault!


But the Lord God called to the man, "Where are you?" He answered, "I heard you in the garden and I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid."  And he said, "Who told you that you were naked?  Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?"  The man said  "The woman you put here with me, she gave me some fruit from the tree and I ate it.  Then the Lord God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?"  The woman said "The serpent deceived me, so I ate."  Genesis 3:9-13