POINT AT YOURSELF

We live in a world where it is normal, and even accepted, to blame others. Even when WE are in the wrong. Blame shifting is a way to divert attention away from us and place it anywhere else. To avoid the conflict, awkwardness, embarrassment, tension, etc.

This is so common that we even read scripture for ammo and utilize it as a weapon.

The Bible works best when it is personalized. Not used to launch an assault on others.

When you open the Bible asking God to speak to you, it is amazing how little time you have to point fingers at others.

Look at this verse as one example:

"Search ME, God, and know MY heart; test ME and know MY anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in ME, and lead ME in the way everlasting." Psalm 139:23-24

You see that. Our prayers and our studies of scripture are intended to be personal. Only then are we in a position to help others.

We need to make sure that we are not pointing out faults in others without addressing our own faults. That makes us look like busybodies who do not practice what we preach.



Before you, or I, point our fingers in condemnation, let us commit to first pointing at ourselves. Evaluating and comparing our own lives to God's standard before taking aim at our friends and others.

Point at yourself. You may learn something. You may discover your greatest, most challenging, most rewarding project.

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