Read: 3 Nephi 14:1, Matt 18:21, Ether 12:27 & Luke 6:35-38
Although we try our best, sometimes we feel it isn't good enough. It is easy to see the flaws of others who are doing their best, also. Jesus will make our best effort perfect. Accept each person for who they are and look for the good in them.
Challenge: Every time you feel the penny in your shoe, think of one person you have an issue with and work to let go of it during the day. We constantly look to Christ for forgiveness, so today see whom you can forgive.
There's a story of two pots in India that carried water from the river to the master's house daily on the end of poles across the back of a servant. One pot had a crack in it, thus not fulfulling its potential because of half its water leaking from it. The other pot was whole and proud of its accomplishments.
One day the pot tells the servant it's ashamed to deliver only part of a load because of his crack. These flaws cause the man more work. 'Watch for the beautiful flowers on the path, as we return from the river,' says the servant.
I realized your flaw and planted seeds on your side to take advantage of it, by letting you water them. There are no flowers on the other side of the pathway.
I picked the flowers for my master to enjoy. You are needed just the way you are and many have benefited by it without your knowledge.
Moral: Take each person for what they are, looking for the good in them. Appreciate the differences of all people taking care not to compare yourself with them. Know that we all make life interesting..we are all cracked pots.
Challenge: What will forgieness do for me? Strive to forgive 7x70 in turning over my pains & offended heart to the Lord by sincerely forgiving others.
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