If there is any one verse of Scripture
that we mess up the most, it is probably this one. No matter how hard we try, we just can't seem
to stop it. We judge and criticize others
a lot. We seem to take delight in looking
down on others for what they do wrong.
Some of us are a lot better at it than others, but we all find ourselves
doing it. We always want to make
ourselves look better than others are, and judging and criticizing are the
easiest ways to do it.
Jesus warns us that when we do it, it
all will come back to us. In other
words, we will always find ourselves on someone else's agenda to down. Others can find fault with us just as easily
as we can with them. It's a vicious
circle we get ourselves into. Jesus
tells us a much better way to deal with each other.
We must learn to exercise grace towards
each other when we mess up. Instead of
getting on their case, we need to forgive them and move on. We know we all mess up; just accept the fact
and don't make a big deal out of it. When
we take the high road and forgive one another, God then exercises grace towards
us and forgives us. Instead of strife,
we now have peace.
Really, there is no other way to have
peace with God and one another. We need
to learn how to forgive and be forgiven.
And the only way to really learn how to be forgiving towards others is
to just do it. Don't make a big
production over others' mess ups. Back
off, let it go, forgive and move on.
With practice, you actually can become pretty good at it.
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