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"And why beholdest thou the
mote
that is in thy brother's
eye,
but considerest not the beam
that is in thine own eye?
Or how wilt thou say to thy
brother,
Let me pull out the mote out
of thine eye;
and, behold, a beam is
in thine own eye?"
Matthew 7:3-4
What About Your Pocket?
A
serviceman once wrote
about a moment of comedy
he had witnessed in the
army. It happened during a
company inspection at the
Redstone Arsenal in
Alabama.
The
inspection was being
conducted by a full
colonel. Everything had
gone smoothly until the
officer came to a certain
soldier, looked him up and
down and snapped, "Button
that pocket, trooper!"
The
soldier, more than a
little rattled, stammered,
"Right now, sir?"
"Of
course, right now!" was
the reply.
Whereupon the soldier very
carefully reached out and
buttoned the flap on the
colonel's shirt pocket.
The officer had been quick
to note the youngster's
uniform problem, but he
hadn't noticed his own. ~Author
Unknown
As I
read this little story,
supposedly for a smile, it
reminded me of my
Christian walk, and the
likes of many other
followers of Christ out
there today. For some
reason, we seem to be a
little like this ~ quick
to criticize.
Faults
of others always seem to
stick out like a missing
tooth, while our own are
often hard to spot. Small
specks in other people
seem major, while the
planks in our own eye seem
excusable. Not so.
May we
all stop dwelling on the
faults of others! The
church needs builders and
workers ~ not a wrecking
crew. So, with this in
mind, may we all work on
our own faults, then seek
to help others in a spirit
of gentleness with theirs.
When you
are disposed to criticize a
friend,
Just
remember, the beginning is not
the end.
A kind
heart is a fountain,
overflowing with gladness.
"Lord Dictated
Them"
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