Do we have a beam in our eyes? When we listen to people discoursing on others, it is always the standard reply "judge not lest ye be not judged". And this is true.
But what is also true is that a lot of the time, is that we are extremely short sighted where our own failings are concerned.
As Christ followers, we need to be acutely aware of how we are seen by others. We need to shine the light of Jesus on the earth and to in order to do that, we need to look for the beams in our eyes.
For myself, I am well aware that I have many faults and failings. I like to be right and hate to admit being wrong. I dislike criticism and fall very short in so many areas of my life when trying to be more and more like Jesus.
What can we do?
The simple answer is that we need to constantly and earnestly pray to Jesus and to the Holy Spirit for wisdom. We need to pray to make us more humble. We need to pray that we die to self and start to serve others.
Prayer is the only way to get rid of the beams in our own eyes. Obviously, we also need to pray to be more tolerant of those with motes in their eyes. We need to pray for patience in our dealings with others. We need to pray to be less judgemental and to be more introspective of our own faults.
Prayer: ABBA FATHER, today I am particularly aware of my shortcomings. FATHER help me to be more and more like Jesus each and every day. Help me to be patient with others and help me to overcome my shortcomings. I humbly pray this in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
Stay amazingly, prayerfully Jesus Blessed today!
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