Do you not see?

Matt7:1-6(NASB) “Do not judge so that you will not be judged. "For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you. "Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?”Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' and behold, the log is in your own eye? "You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye.”Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.

Do you see? While we are looking at others, evaluating, and assessing them on our standards, we are missing what is really present before us. We are walking around focus on what is ephemeral and not eternal, what is an outward display and not the inward conviction, or what is hypocritical at best and not genuine. All because we have been allowed to think - I am helping him/her to grow, to develop, or enrich them self. When the real reason, we spend so much time and energy on trying to help, correct, develop, or enhance others…it is easier and less painful to address our own issue(s). Then we continue to miss or forget, the help is not desired, requested, or wanted, and our becoming infuriated on the refusal of our offering. Yet, we do not see, we have done, and continue to do the same. See, we have a habit of refusing, or ignoring truths when they come from a place, or people, we refuse to acknowledge have help for us…Do you not see, you cannot fix in anyone or yourself, what you refuse to believe, fail to acknowledge, or unwilling to accept the truth in you. We do not see how the failure to embrace the truth of a matter, no matter how painful it is, creates a stopgate from the peace to wash upon us. Where we receive the waiting state of forgiveness tranquility and find this conclusion about truth to resonate and resound in us - not allowing the conviction of truth to stop us from depending on man’s way, and begin depending on God’s way; results in our unrest and unsettledness. Do you not see, losing yourself into the pulse of God’s grace and unconditional love allows for one’s mind to flow between seen and unseen effortless, and comprehend that life is harsh, but grace is sufficient as obedience always protects…Do you not see?