What would you see if you saw clearly the logs in your own eyes? How different would you be if you prayed, in humility, “Lord, please expose my logs.”
When Jesus asks you a question, it is always good for you to find the answer. One of the most critical questions you need to answer in order to be spiritually healthy is found in Matthew 7, where Jesus warns about judging the hearts and motives of others:
Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Matthew 7:3
Well, why do we? Why do we tend to maximize the flaws of others while minimize our own? Why do we struggle less with our own sins than with the sins of others? Or move quickly to self-justification and defensiveness? Or resist admitting failure or fault?
The temptation to judge others or condemn them creates a window into your soul to see your pride. There is an impulse in our hearts to be right, to not be criticized, to appear competent, and, therefore, to defend ourselves against all suggestions otherwise. Jesus is showing us that pride lies
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