Before you judge the splinter in someone else's eye, check for the beam in your own. In Matthew 7:1-6, Jesus challenges us to turn our gaze inward first. We're quick to condemn others while overlooking major issues in our own lives. But Jesus calls us to something better: confess our own sin, receive His mercy, and then approach others with compassion instead of condemnation. When we humble ourselves before God and deal with our own faults first, we gain the heart of Christ—one that loves rather than judges, that helps rather than condemns. Not everyone is ready to receive God's truth at every moment, and that requires wisdom and discernment from the Spirit.

The more time we spend with Jesus, the less we'll judge others and the more we'll see ourselves clearly. That's the mind of Christ.