Finding What You Look for At Church

 “Why do you see the splinter that’s in your brother’s or sister’s eye, but don’t notice the log in your own eye?” (Matthew 7:3)

 

If you’ve seen this posting as its making its rounds recently on Facebook, please excuse the repetition.  However, after my wife shared it with me, I felt it was too good (and too true) NOT to share!

“If you to church looking to become offended, you’ll succeed.

 

If you go to church looking for places where people fall short, you’ll find them.

 

If you go to church looking for imperfection, you’ll see it.

 

But if you go to church looking for an opportunity to worship alongside broken people (just like you), you’ll find it.

 

If you go to church looking for a place to serve, you’ll find one.

 

If you go to church to love people like Jesus loved them, you can.

 

10 times out of 10… you’ll find what you’re looking for.

 

Look for Jesus!”

 
How true are each of these… we find what we look for not only when we’re considering our church family, but – for all practical purposes – in anything we do in life.  Before we go looking for what’s wrong with someone or something else around us, we must first look to ourselves to see where we ourselves need to be improved.  When we do that, more often than not we’ll find that we have little to no room to judge others, but instead to leave judgement to God.
 
I pray that when you are connecting with your church at Cornerstone UMC (or whatever church you are a part of), you will look for Jesus.  If you do, you’ll find him!  Remember that God loves you and I do, too.