Do you ever jump to conclusions?  I do, usually to my detriment.  This past week  the Lord has been shaping me more into His image. It's painful. God points to my sin, exposing it until I choose whether or not to address it. I want to keep the issues i.e. pride, conceit, criticism, a judgmental attitude... covered, pretend they do not exist. Somehow that deception makes me feel healthy when in reality, the festering wound eats away at me and those around me. I feel holy, but it's a facade. God knows the truth and taps His finger on my heart exposing another area left to face. Image by Christopher Horner @Hornerfoto1 Today was no exception. Starting the day, I flipped on the morning news and this picture flashed before me. My focus skewed the truth.  I reacted with emotion as I saw these two men arguing to the detriment of the young boy by their side. My mother's heart rebelled. I felt the pain as the man's elbow smashed the young boy in the face.  Then the news reporter commented and my paradigm shifted. The same man became a hero. Why? Because I knew the truth.  Truth changes our viewpoint.  Image taken by Christopher Horner @Hornerfoto1 I moved downstairs, but the image remained with me.  How many times have I jumped to conclusions? With righteous indignation, I judged another. Did I feel holy? Did I feel wise? How far from the truth.  Matthew  records the Lord's own words in  his gospel.

Matthew 7: 1, "Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?"

John Piper tweeted this morning from Luke 6:41-42, "My sin against God is a log. Your sin against me is a speck. Before I do eye surgery on you, I need heart surgery from God."