Making Mistakes

Yes that is right, we all make mistakes. Funny thing is, we always see the mistakes from the people around us.
We all make mistakes, but did you ever notice that you make the same mistakes you accuse others of?
When you accuse someone of doing something you think is stupid or bad, do you first look at what you have done in you life? Have you ever been there and made the same mistake? Did you like it when others were accusing you?
Before you get angry with your best friend, you spouse or partner, look as yourself first.
Example:
Husband and wife (partners) love each other dearly. But they accuse each other of living life in a wrong way.
Hubby drinks too much too often. Wife gives out to much money.
Where is the logic? Well here it is:
Wife: " Where have you been? You were suppose to be home hours ago! "
Hubby: " Yes, I know, but I just could not seem to get away."
Wife: " Oh no! You stick, you've been drinking again. How many did you drink? "
Hubby: " Was not very much, maybe 5. I am going to bed."
Wife: " What 5? How much money did it cost you this time? Did you give others drinks too? "
Hubby: " Was around $50,- and of course I gave some away, they give me drinks too."
Wife: " $50,-!!! We could have paid at least one more bill! When are you going to learn. Why are you so stubborn!
You can't stop can you? You are an alcoholic! I am with an alcoholic, why me! I want a man not a drunk! "

Okay, this was a man that works hard to bring home the money. Is he not allowed to go out every once in a while?
Now the man is in action:
Hubby: " Sweetheart, have you got any money for me? "
Wife: " Money? You did not give me any? "
Hubby: " The $50,- I gave you last week, is that all gone? "
Wife: " What do you think you have been eating, free food? "
Hubby: " You women are all the same, you all give out too much money! "

What I am getting at here, the man is accusing the wife of giving out to much money. $50,- in one week for grocery's.
The Husband give out $50,- in one evening at the Pub. Something does not add up here.
The Pub is more important than the grocery's. That's not right, but Hubby does not see this.
On the other side, the Wife likes to go out too. Every once in a while the wife goes with her hubby.
She has fun, one beer, two beer, three beer, four beer , five, six, seven...
Wife is drunk, black out, how did she come home?
Accusing Hubby of drinking to much, being an alcoholic, but is she any better?

These are simple example's that most of us know. But there are plenty more.
There are times when I myself have said: " Me, no way would I do something like that! "
What happens, not to long later I find myself in that situation and think differently.

A couple of years back there was a Priest in the Netherlands . Happy family, everything perfect. The one thing he preached about the most, became his biggest Nightmare. He was preaching the perfect life. Don't we all want the perfect life? Of course, but lets be realistic here, no one is perfect.
He was preaching the sin of abortion. On the other hand if there is a God, and He created everything, did He not create the will to do what we think is best? But, this is not the issue.
The issue is, the Priest was telling his people how they would be punished for such a sin as abortion.
I don't need to get into what kind of punishments are involved here. But the Priest believed in this and preached it.
Now the Priest has a 14 year old daughter. Get the picture?
Yes, she got pregnant, and had an abortion. Why, she was to young to have a baby.

See, what I mean, you preach one thing and it comes back to hit you in the face! Bang!
Who are we to judge.
Another great man, the Evangelist Jimmy Swaggart. He preached about adultery. At the same time he was committing adultery himself. He told everyone on TV how sorry he was. A couple years later, he made the same mistake again.
His wife is wonderful. Me, I could not stay with a man that cheats on me once, let alone twice!
But, she has the power to forgive. At least it looks that way.
See, another example of a person telling others not to behave in a wrong way. You are not to commit adultery.
And what does he do?

No problem, that is what I am getting at. We all make mistakes, period. Whether you are religious or not. That has nothing to do with it. It has to do with being human. We learn from our mistakes. When we don't?
Well then you will make them again, until you do. I believe we are here to learn. You cannot learn, when you don't make mistakes.
So, the next time you get angry with someone you love, or with anyone for that matter. Stop to think, if you would be different in the same situation.
Don't forget, when you want to be forgiven, you should forgive others too.