"Be careful of the sins you try to expose in others—because they just might expose yours as well."

In a world where calling out someone else's wrong is often applauded, we rarely stop to ask, “Am I clean in that area myself?”

Judgment is easy when it’s aimed outward. It’s much harder when the mirror turns inward. But here's the truth: the same energy we use to highlight someone else’s faults can very easily turn around and highlight our own.

Jesus made this crystal clear in Matthew 7:3-5 (NIV):

“Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?”

It’s not that we shouldn’t call out sin—but we must do so humbly, prayerfully, and with a clean heart. When our motives are prideful, spiteful, or self-righteous, we fall into the same trap as those we’re judging.

Let’s be honest:

• Are we pointing fingers to deflect from our own struggles?
• Are we exposing someone because we’re hurt or bitter?
• Are we holding others to a standard we secretly fall short of ourselves?

God calls us to truth—but also to grace.

The goal isn’t silence in the face of sin, but humility in how we address it. When correction is done in love, not pride, it brings healing—not humiliation.

So before you speak out, take a moment to pray:
🛐 “Lord, search me. Show me what needs correcting in me first.”

Only then can we truly help others… not from a place of judgment, but from a place of grace.

Key Takeaways:

• Exposure without self-reflection is hypocrisy.
• Correction must begin in our own hearts.
• Humility invites grace—pride invites exposure.

Scripture References:

• Matthew 7:3-5 – Plank vs. speck
• Galatians 6:1 – Restore others gently
• John 8:7 – “Let he who is without sin cast the first stone”