It’s one thing to find faults in others; it’s entirely another to recognize and fix our own faults.
I was reading a biography of John Wesley when I came across this passage:
Although the author geared her biography toward children, that nugget was invaluable to me.
The author knew about emotional intelligence and self-awareness before we had names for these qualities.
The only effective fault-finding is when we identify our faults and take action to defeat them.
Looking at somebody else and pointing out their faults is too easy. But our blind spots make it incredibly difficult to do the same for ourselves. Be merciful to others and relentless in finding our faults.
But don’t stop there. Take action and fight our faults into submission! Now if you excuse me, I need to have a serious finding and fighting session. And this time, I give myself no excuses!
