Matthew 7:5 "First take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye"

In other words, I think God is saying here..be careful to mind your own business. We have enough that God is helping us through, that should leave little time or energy for judging others. Our own weaknesses blind us, often rendering us unable to see ourselves clearly. The very thing that annoys us about someone else, or the thing that provokes a spirit of judgement, is most likely the area that we need to work on in our own life.
Notice the size difference between a speck and a plank. God is telling each of us that our own issues are probably the more problematic. We need to first seek Him to clear our own vision. Only then, in plain view of our own weaknesses, can we offer any real help to others. When you feel a twinge of judgement, realize that it is very possibly illuminating something that you need to see in yourself. In that way with God's help, you can walk through to the freedom that He wants you to have.

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