I am going to make a confession. Last week I watched part of Tiger Woods apology statement. I will say up front I have never been a fan of Tiger Woods. I will also say I was very surprised at what was going on in my heart as I heard his statement.
I was angry. I had not been affected by this mans actions in any way and here I was upset. I had to stop and pray about what I was feeling. Why was I so angry at this man? I searched my heart and came up with the answer, John 8:7. I am not without sin. I came to the conclusion that I was no better than Tiger Woods.
We have a tendency to categorize sins, we think some sins are small and some a bigger. In the eyes of the Lord, they are all sins. I think as I was sitting there listening to this statement from Tiger Woods my heart deceived me into thinking I was somehow better than him because I had not committed the sin he committed.
I read through more verses in the Bible and came across Matthew 7:3. Jesus talks about this very issue in these verses. He tells us that many times we get fixated on others sins because we are trying to distract from our own sins. The verse says, “why do you look to the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?”
I am one of four girls. When my sisters did something wrong I did not help them hide it I would make sure they got what they deserved for disobeying. As I grew older I realized this behavior was tantamount to playing God with my siblings. I was not paying attention to the plank in my eye because I was too concerned with the speck of sawdust in their eye.
Let us be careful not to judge others for their sins, this is God’s job. Tiger Woods did not owe us an apology, he only owed it to God and to his family. He did not have to speak to the public at all about this matter. Its time for a heart check. Are you too concerned about the speck in others eyes? Are you oblivious to the plank in your eye? Time to turn to God and as Him to show you what you need to do.
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Great post!
Romans 1 is a perfect example of this, the next chapter reiterates the point that says sin is sin.
Allie–that is great what I just read. I have stayed away from the news, but of course the whole Tiger Woods thing was on FB and my e-mail home page..you are so right, he owed us nothing. It is between him and God and his family. Thank you for being so inspirational to so many people.
You are so right. We all sin and it seems we’re always rationalizing that our sin is not as bad as others. We need to be reminded of what God says about sin and do our own heart check.