Recognizing my own faults before seeing them in others is not a skill I’ve developed very well. But identifying my weaknesses, wrong ways of thinking and poor emotional reactions is a healthy part of surrendering myself to our Lord. Calling out my faults for what they actually are is a full step forward toward maturity. Remaining stuck in negatively while judging others will never move me forward.
“None of us wants to admit that we hate someone... When we deny our hate we detour around the crisis of forgiveness. We suppress our spite, make adjustments, and make believe we are too good to be hateful. But the truth is that we do not dare to risk admitting the hate we feel because we do not dare to risk forgiving the person we hate.” - Lewis B. Smedes
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