One thing I love about God is that He has an awesome way of surprising us when we least expect it.
Today my Father in-law and I were in Home Depot buying a toolbox and while we were checking out my Father in-law ran into a guy he knew from church. I was just standing there listening to their conversation about church stuff when suddenly this man said something that took both me and my Father in-law by surprise. He was talking about some problems he once had with some church members and he shared with us a revelation that the Lord gave him during this frustrating time, he said that God told him, “if you will look over some of other peoples faults then other people will look over some of yours.”
My Father in-law and I looked at each other like, “whoa, that was heavy!” Man, I’ve really been thinking about that over the last few hours and it’s really been hitting me. How often do we nitpick about everyone else’s faults and shortcomings when the reality is that we know deep down that we’ve got our own? How unforgiving are we when others make mistakes or don’t do things the way that we think they should? It’s easy to point out everyone else’s faults and overlook our own in the meantime isn’t it?
If we will look over some of other peoples faults than maybe other people will look over some of ours. Learn to cut people some slack, give the situation to God and let Him fight your battles for you.
