Matthew 7:1-2
“Stop judging, that you may not be judged. For as you judge, so will you be judged, and the measure with which you measure will be measured out to you.”

Jesus tells us that before we notice the “splinter” in our neighbor’s eye…we should attend to the “wooden beam” in our own. I have to laugh at Jesus’ sense of humor while also being amazed at His keen insight. How often do we simply look out at everything in our line of vision and simply judge what’s good and what’s bad, what’s acceptable and what’s not, what’s “in” and what’s “out“? Jesus says we all have more than enough in our eyes to cloud our vision…so we’d best focus our attention on our own self-improvement before focusing on someone else’s. God has made each of us flawed…with areas of brokenness. That isn’t so God can then judge us as “unworthy” but so God can come to our aid and embrace us in our struggles and redeem us. Our broken places are where we truly encounter God’s unconditional love! Those places then become sacred places of transformation. If it weren’t for the broken places in each of us…how would God’s perfect Light shine in?

Suggested song of the day—“May I Be Light” on the Listen to Your Heart album.
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Have a blessed day!