Some young preacher, who I had never heard of was on. He was taking about things we focus on. He was doing an object lesson which appealed to the teacher in me. He had a magnifying glass and was talking about how we can make things bigger than they are. Yep, we do that! At least I do.
We dwell on things, we point out others sins, we make a big deal of little things. We especially magnify faults of others! Then he took out a mirror, Uh OH. We are not as quick to examine ourselves and our faults! This certainly was a good lesson! We need to spend more time looking in the mirror.
As we work with our children, our family, our friends and all those round us, lets not be too quick to magnify their faults. We nee to encourage the positive. My youngest son who has ADHD responds so much better to positive reinforcement. Pointing out the good helps him work on his problem areas without total frustration and meltdowns. Being patient and loving with him helps keep him calm and moving in the right direction.
It is a challenge many days for me not to get very frustrated and magnify all his little quirks in a negative way. But God made him who he is and he is so talented in many areas. We all have weak areas and do we really need others holding up a magnifying glass and showing them to us constantly? No, what we need is prayer and support to become what God wants us to be.
So the next time we want to look at others in an unloving way, maybe we should look in the mirror instead. Please pray for me as I try to do this in my life. I want to encourage not discourage.
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