Now Sarai...said to Abram, "Go, sleep with my maidservant"...Then Sarai said to Abram, "You are responsible for the wrong I am suffering..."
The idea of a concubine may seem outlandish to us, but Sarai's reaction is all too familiar. We women scheme or make plans - not always negative ones - and when they fall through, we turn on our husbands. "It's your fault!"
Just yesterday I neglected to check the refrigerator before I made out my grocery shopping list. Later when I found I didn't have what I needed to make supper, I blamed my husband. "You ate the carrots I needed for the soup!" Yes, he did. But if I had done what I was supposed to do, I wouldn't have been caught shorthanded. And seriously, even if he was entirely at fault, what's the point of casting blame? Things happen. I need to own up to my responsibility and fix the problem rather than point fingers.
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