{"id":32143,"date":"2023-07-16T00:04:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-15T22:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/godloves.me\/?p=32143"},"modified":"2023-07-08T13:07:36","modified_gmt":"2023-07-08T11:07:36","slug":"log-or-splinter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/godloves.me\/en\/log-or-splinter\/","title":{"rendered":"Log or Splinter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This really interesting scripture by Jesus is totally up to date. Daily situations show that we have an issue with self reflection. Most of the time, we see faults in others quicker than in ourselves. To say it differently, we like to play down our weaknesses while highlighting the ones of those who dared to step on our toes. It is not easy or pleasant&nbsp; to look in the mirror, but it is worth it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother\u2019s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? <\/em><\/p>\n<cite><em>Matthew 7:3<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>We encourage you to read the Bible which is the mirror for our souls. When we allow God\u2019s word to unfold and endure its power, a healing change process can be started. Let\u2019s give those words the room and let\u2019s discover our log. For us the only task that remains is to solve issues in truth and with God\u2019s help. You might need professional help! It is healthy to accept your limitations. To do so, you need honesty and humility. This way, we learn to accept fellow man the way he is.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How do you deal with your log?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Relevant scripture: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bibleserver.com\/KJV\/Matthew7%3A1-9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Matthew 7:1-9<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This really interesting scripture by Jesus is totally up to date. Daily situations show that we have an issue with self reflection. Most of the time, we see faults in others quicker than in ourselves. To say it differently, we like to play down our weaknesses while highlighting the ones of those who dared to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30344,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[414],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-en_blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/godloves.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/godloves.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/godloves.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/godloves.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/godloves.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32143"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/godloves.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32143\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/godloves.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/godloves.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/godloves.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/godloves.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}