Why do you look at the
speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your
own eye? Matthew 7:3-5 (NASB)
I usually enjoy a good
workout at the classes offered at the gym, but this one day I grew impatient
and annoyed to the point that I left class early. Someone in the gym stunk.
This went far beyond the normal gym smell, to a horrible body odor, like
someone had forgotten to use deodorant for a full week before the class.
The smell permeated the room
so much that I felt like I was taking it home with me. Why can’t people be
more considerate? On the way home, I stopped briefly at the market, and
that person’s stench followed me into the store and back in the car again. I
couldn’t shake it.
Once home, I headed straight
for the shower. To my horror and embarrassment, upon removing my gym shirt, I
realized that the person who stunk up the gym was me! How relieved the others
must have been when I left the class early.
It is easy to point the
finger, to quickly find fault with others or to cast blame. Never once did I
think, is that me? My first thought was about the other person who was
ruining my workout. I even sniffed around for the culprit as we ran laps. In
how many other situations might I do the same thing, immediately finding fault
with “the other person”?
“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” Matthew 7:5.
Father, help me examine
my own heart and stop pointing the finger at others. Amen.
©2013 Nance
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Still love this blog. You do have a gift for writing. There is not a person that can not relate.
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