The Mote in Your Brother's Eye

You know, in relation to the story of the woman with adultery and the stones.  I often wonder how to apply the scriptures to my own life.  And as I ponder that story.  I think of all the times I have been to church and how often do we as teachers, as leaders like to fix "other people's problems"?  Even if they do not ask for help.  And even when they do.  I like to think of us as those with the stones when we are in moments like those.  And Christ reminding us.  He who is without sin may cast the first stone.  Have we already been saved and found perfect in the glory of God? Did we already get judged and were told that we were without sin?  As far as I know, none in this room has.  I think the most critical step to this Gospel, the difference between those with personal testimonies of their Savior Jesus Christ and those who have not yet receieved this witness (but to those, keep working on it!) that those are they who go to church and look to improve themselves, not others (at least I like to hope).  Those who truly want to be more Christlike people, more loving, reaching out to those in need, and in sorrow, and in mourning.  Comforting those in need of comfort.  Charity, like Christ said, "removeth a multitude of sins".  Peter 4:8. He also said remove the molt out of thine own eye.  I sure hope that we go to church to perfect ourselves.  I remember someone once telling me that because I was a "perfectionist" it's because I compare myself to others.  No, I do not.  I'm constantly trying to be the better me.  I think of an example: when others also see our own weaknesses and feel the need to say so, can make us feel like we have failed because we are working on it.  It is like someone who is already mopping the floor and someone comes up to them and sees them mopping it, even though they are in their own house, but still feels they have the right to say, "You know, you should really mop up your floor."  It's a stupid example, but it's like repetitively telling someone they need to do something that they are already doing. Are we all like this?  I think searching out others' weaknesses can also cause them to trip at the finish line.  I would hope and pray that I would never cause another child of God to trip.  Because I'm sure we would face the very wrath of God Himself. Oh, how He loves His children.  I pray that I will not offend others.