'An Eye for Flaws
An Eye for Flaws
"He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends." Proverbs 17:9
We should not use our keen-sightedness to discover our neighbor's little faults.
By some strange perverseness in human nature, we have far keener eyes for flaws and blemishes in others — than for the lovely things that are in them.
Not many of us go around talking to everyone we meet about our neighbor's good points and praising the lovely things.
Many of us, however, can speak about an indefinite number of faults in many of our neighbors.
Would it not be better to change this approach, and begin gossiping about the good and beautiful things in others?
"Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins!" 1 Peter 4:8