A Beam or A Whisker?

There are two types of people:

Male and Female-"So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them." Genesis 1:27

Saved and Lost-"For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost." Luke 19:10

Those who walk in the Flesh and those who walk in the Spirit- "This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh." Galatians 5:16

Those who Forgive, and those who hold Grudges- "Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD." Leviticus 19:18

"Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven." Matthew 18:21-22

The other day while I was putting on my make-up, I made a horrifying discovery!  I saw a very dark whisker protruding from my chin that had grown long enough to have a little curl to it.  I was mortified!  Quickly reaching for my tweezers, and not very gently, I plucked the invading hair from off my face.  While I was doing such meticulous work, I thought to myself, 'Why didn't my husband tell me I had an alien growing on my chin!!??'  I would soon find out and in doing so, I discovered that...

There are three types of Observers:

Those who notice motes in other people's lives while living with a beam in their own eye-"And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?" Matthew 7:3

Those who will carry the burdens of others and restore them-"Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ." Galatians 6:1-2

After taking care of my foreign whisker, I went in search of my husband.  "I just plucked the most disturbing growth from my chin while putting on my make-up this morning.  There was a whisker there about a mile long!  Why didn't you tell me it was there????"

My husband looked up at me and said, "Sweetheart, I didn't see it because I don't look for things like that."

The third Observer are those who do not look for the imperfections in others, why?  "Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins." Proverbs 10:12 "And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins." 1 Peter 4:8

How do you observe others?  Do you focus on faults and imperfections, or do you relieve the burdens others carry and restore them back to their Heavenly Father?  Are you looking for something to critique?  Or are you looking at them in Love?

"Dear Lord, remove my critical spirit towards other's imperfections...

    and give me a love that will restore those back to you..."

            But that's just me!

"Where love abounds in a fellowship of Christians, many small offences, and even some large ones, are readily overlooked and forgotten. But where love is lacking, every word is viewed with suspicion, every action is liable to misunderstanding, and conflicts abound-to Satan's perverse delight." Grudem