Pitfalls

Have you ever looked at someones pitfalls to make yourself look good? You know what I'm talking about. The way in which we judge our actions by that of our peers. We have a knack for making the ugliest sin in our life look good by comparing it to a worse sin that someone we know has committed.

I am as guilty of this as the next guy, but God has been pointing me in the direction of truth lately. And that simple truth is that sin is sin.....plain and simple. It doesn't matter what the violation; in God's eyes, it is all sin.

With Jesus, we get everything we need to conquer any sin, but we get stupid and think we can do it alone and that is when we sin. All we have to do is read His word, rely on Him in every situation, and keep our eyes fixed on Him. Read these verses from 2 Corinthians:

16 So we're not giving up. How could we! Even though on the outside it often looks like things are falling apart on us, on the inside, where God is making new life, not a day goes by without his unfolding grace. 17 These hard times are small potatoes compared to the coming good times, the lavish celebration prepared for us. 18 There's far more here than meets the eye. The things we see now are here today, gone tomorrow. But the things we can't see now will last forever.
2 Cor 4:16-18 (MSG)

So the next time you see a brother sin, instead of pointing to his weakness to make you look better, pick him up, lift him up, and point him in the direction of Jesus.

Have a Blessed Day!!!