Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the plank in your own eye? —Luke 6:41

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It was just a speck, a tiny foreign object flying through the air on a windy day while I was cutting the grass. Somehow that speck made its way into my left eye.

For the next few hours that little speck caused quite a bit of irritation. I tried washing it out. My wife, Sue, a nurse, tried everything she could think of. Finally, we went to a Med Center, where the medical personnel on duty couldn’t get it out either. Only after applying some ointment and waiting several more annoying hours did I get relief from the speck.

This tiny, nagging irritant made me think anew about Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 7 about criticizing others. My first thought was to be impressed with the practicality of Jesus’ illustration. Using the effective literary tool of hyperbole, or exaggeration, He explained for His listeners how foolish it is for a person to criticize someone without seeing that he or she is also guilty of error. If you can find someone else’s little speck while ignoring the hunk of wood in your own eye, something’s wrong. It should be unthinkable to ignore our own faults while pointing out someone else’s.

An attitude of self-righteousness has no place in the Christian life. That should be plain to see. —Dave Branon

A Prayer: Lord, help me not to get caught up in pointing out the “little” sins in others’ lives, while ignoring my own glaring sin. I’m thankful that with repentance comes forgiveness. Amen.

Inspect your own life before you look for specks in others.

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Wow, as much as the speck sounded really really really irritating. Cant imagine having a log in my own eyes. I think i would have screamed and roll around in pain, begging for help to pull it out.

Hmm, but in reality, i guess sometimes, i just chose to be quiet about it. Weird huh? Goes to show how imperfect i am. So yup, recently i've began to share with my closest friends, what's really been bothering me. And i think and i hope they do pray for me.

It seems like this particular sin of mine is just one big log in my eye.

OUCCCCCCCCCHHHHH!!!! Yes, its irritating, coz each time i dwell in it, Jesus gets hurt.

URGH.. HELP ME!!!

The only way to go cold turkey on this one is to dig my heart out, or just get amnesia, long term..

But in any of the way stated above, I'll die physically, or I'll forget my salvation and friends. So..... haiz.... I'll just go with the heartache.

Thank God for friend who constantly remind me, not to let my dream control me.. That's a good one.. Darn, why can't i come up with something smart like this... Grr.

haha.. anyway, got hook on one of the jubilee song! Jesus is alive! wheeeeeeeeeeeeeee