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An Eye-Rock Collision
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I've just returned from the Blue Ridge Mountains, one of my favorite places to visit. The mountains have thrilled me since childhood.

One RV vacation stands out in my mind. I was around 10 years old. After playing all day, I flopped down on the bed, reclined fully onto my back, and lifted my legs straight up into the air. My feet dangled above my head. I took off one sandal. That's when it happened.

"AHHH!" I screamed.

"Jeanette, what on earth is the matter?" my mother asked from the front of the RV.

"AHHHH, it hurts. I've got a rock in my eye!" I pressed my fingertips to my closed eye, afraid to open it.

Heading to me, my mother spoke in a calm and doubtful voice, "I'm sure you don't have a rock in your eye."

"AHH, I do have a rock in my eye!" I thrashed my legs, still not opening my eye.

Mama sat next to me and pulled my hands away. I'll never forget her exact words, "Jerry, she really does have a rock in her eye."

Daddy removed the rock.

In Matthew, Jesus cautioned us not to judge (question, correct) someone else until we've first evaluated our own lives. Read Matthew 7: 1-5. Just the way I couldn't open my eye to see clearly until my Daddy removed the rock, we can't provide godly council without first having ourselves evaluated by the Lord.

You see, we're all accountable to God. Being a surrendered believer in Christ does not mean we're done. We are accountable to grow closer to him. We are accountable to intentionally remove sin from our life. We are accountable to love others and share his love with them.

We all need our Heavenly Father to search our hearts, often. When was the last time you asked him to check yours? I challenge you to use the following prayer from Psalms with a sincere attitude.

"Search me, O God, and know my heart. Test my anxious thoughts. See if there are any offense ways within me, and lead me to the way that is everlasting." (Psalms 139:23-24, NIV)

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Jeanette Edgar is married to her husband, Randy, of 15 years and a mother of three school-age children. Her passion is to encourage believers to find their own identities in Christ by striving first to know Him better. Personal interests include reading, traveling, hiking, scrapbooking and pushing past complacency to growth in her walk with the Lord. You can follow her Bible reading blog at www.invitedlife.wordpress.com.

 
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Naomi

June 04, 2010 8:24 AM

I think that this is a way of saying don't judge or try to correct someone unless you know the facts. Like in my school, almost everybody gossips and they all know that what they are saying isn't the truth. To me that is very ignorant and rude. I know your not supposed to judge a book by it's cover, but some people don't understand the complete meaning of of that phase. I realyy liked that story and I hope yuor eye is okay, even though you were ten years old. 


Jeanette

June 05, 2010 7:26 AM

Naomi, you are so right. We are told in those verses from Matthew to first check our own lives for sin, then we can help a brother (or sister!). The world around us does not operate on a biblical standard. Kudos to you for striving to uphold God's instructions. Pray for him to help you love those around you even when they aren't being very loveable!