Distorted View

Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth. - Romans 14:22

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Sin Distorts Our View of Others

I live on a county road that is not easy to find, so when we were planning for a garage sale, we made many signs to direct people to our home. It was my responsibility to put up the signs. Instead of going to the trouble of making stakes to hold the signs, I put them on all the stop signs, exit signs, and power poles in our area, all pointing the way to our house. I knew that was illegal, but still decided to take the easy way out.

The next morning one of the first cars to arrive was a County Sheriff. My first thought was "Oh no! I am in big trouble!" I went out to the drive and met him. With a guilty look on my face I said, "Let me guess, I shouldn't have put the signs on the road signs."

He replied, "No, I just wanted to look at your stuff!"

Sometimes the sin in our hearts can give us the wrong view of the words or actions of others. It may not be that they did something wrong as much as the problem in our own hearts!

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Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled. - Titus 1:15