There's a Log in My Eye!
I was mowing the lawn last week and had one of those “lightbulb” moments. Don’t you love when that happens? I was thinking about the passage where Jesus says to take the log out of your own eye before you take the speck of dust out of your brother’s eye. I feel like I have a new understanding of what that verse means. In Matthew 7:1-5, Jesus talks about judging others. In verse 5, He says, “You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.” I’ve always (maybe consciously, maybe subconsciously) looked at this and thought, in order to judge others, I just need to fix myself up real quick. “Yes Jesus, I’m sorry, I won’t do it again, forgive me, thanks God you’re a cool God, sure, talk to you later amen…” and went on judging others the way I saw fit. Because I “asked for forgiveness”, I had every right to go and judge others now. Now that I fixed my problem, I can go point my finger in everyone else’s...