The other day Magnus and I were talking and I was getting irritated. There is a sin issue that he has, that we're both aware of, and it was just bothering me. I pointed it out (maybe with less humility and grace then I should have) and he responded that I went to the other extreme and that was just as much of a sin. I sighed and still pointed out that his issue was more annoying then mine (real humble and mature, huh?).
Later, I was driving and talking with Jesus about Magnus' issue and not really paying attention to mine, when Jesus reminded me of something really clear - my issue was still sin. I was trying so hard to avoid mine because I felt Magnus' was worse, but was absolutely ignoring my issue (log in my eye).
I feel like this is a frequent, and bad, habit of mine. I like to hold my sins close and say "well, they're not THAT bad" and just move on. But sin is sin - it's still infecting my life, I'm still allowing it to live. I am not being responsible for who I need to be responsible - myself - I am trying to focus on another.
I hope and pray that I continue to take responsibility for my own sin instead of spending time getting annoyed at others'.
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