Bible Verse for January 27th.

"And why worry about a speck in your friend's eye when you have a log in your own?"
Matthew 7:3
NLT Bible

So many times we find ourselves concerned with the faults of others and we completely
ignore our own imperfections, which can sometimes be greater than what we are
worrying about in someone else. We are all flawed, but we need to examine ourselves
and work on the problems in our lives first before looking at what's wrong with someone
else. It's the only way we can minister effectively.
Sometimes the things that we are so quick to point out in someone can be exactly what
we are struggling with. Of course, we can be concerned about something that's amiss in
someone's life, but God is the ultimate judge. We are simply called to pray for that
person, show love, kindness and compassion and leave the change to God.
When we condemn and pull others down, we are actually failing to show the love of
Christ. We need to take our focus off their faults and concentrate on all the good we can
see in them. When we do that, it opens the door for us to help them with some of the
issues in their lives.

Thank You Lord for loving me just as I am. Help me to view others through eyes of love
and compassion and to never judge them. Purify and cleanse my heart, Lord Jesus.
Amen!

Be Blessed!
Lydia