LOVE LETTERS|DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR SINGLES|DAY 115

Scripture for today

Matthew 7:4-5

Do you have the nerve to say, 'Let me wash your face for you,' when your own face is distorted by contempt? It's this whole traveling road-show mentality all over again, playing a holier-than-thou part instead of just living your part. Wipe that ugly sneer off your own face, and you might be fit to offer a washcloth to your neighbor.(Msg)

You know the devil is very cunny and crafty.  You know one of the tricks of the devil is he will blind you against your faults, and keep pointing out the faults in other people around you. The devil loves to keep us busy, identifying and judging other people in our mind.  You identify all that they do wrong and never get to identify all the problems that are wrong with you. 

Most times we get deceived into believing that there is almost nothing wrong with us and that it's just the other persons fault. I have been a victim of that too.  I sometimes think and analyze all the bad things people do around me but never really get time to settle down and check out mine.  We are not perfect, no one is.  It's important we understand that we too can be wrong. It is draining mentally when all you see are all the wrongs done to you and never the ones done by you. You can never get to work on yourself and your faults, you never get to improve on your skills and your talents. 

We cannot change others, no matter how hard we try all we can do for them is to pray. We owe everybody one duty and that is love and prayer.  Let's stop analyzing all they have done to you but rather spend your time and energy analyzing how you will get better. Let's allow God deal with us first, let him give us his gift of wisdom which will help us put our own lives in order rather than be concerned about others. 

Prayer: Father, help me out with my personal faults.  May I work diligently to work on my flaws rather than that of others.