My Own Worst Enemy

Oftentimes, we are our own worst enemy. We have our hang ups, bad habits, fears, and inner turmoil that can put us on a one-way path to self-destruction. Everyone can see it but us. We tend to see the faults of others with such clarity, but are blind to our own issues. Why do I always want to fix other people’s problems, but not my own? We first have to work on ourselves, and it will alway, always, be a work in progress. And while it is great to be there for others, we are created for relationships, just make sure that you’re being directed to whom God wants you to assist. Satan will try to use good relationships for his purpose. Don’t waste your energy on trying to “fix” someone that God may not want in your life. Ask God for direction on the relationships He wants you to build. Ask Him to help you mirror His will, not the other way around. It is hard to take a good look at ourselves, we may not like what we see, and we will try to justify our sins to appease our illusion. Ask God daily to help you do a self-check.

You may not like the answer and may even want to fight it, but God’s will for you will always be the best and better than anything you could possibly dream up.

Hang in there and hang unto God.

“Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.”

Matthew 7:5