Romans 2:21 (hypocrite)

It's wonderful to encourage one another and to support each other in the best way that you can. How many times do you find yourself telling your friends something that you yourself do not do? I know that I do it all the time. We all have a good sense of how to live a healthy lifestyle, for example, but do we really do it? I average 3-5 hours of sleep in a given night, yet I'm the first to get on my friend's cases when they do the same.

It's great to love our friends and try to help them to live their lives the way that Jesus would want them to. Just don't forget to take care of yourself! Take some time to examine yourself and pick one bad habit/quality to try to improve this week. It's often hardest to change ourselves but think about what there is to gain! If we ask God, he can give us the strength to follow through.

-AMR

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The Daily Devo
by Pastor Steve Baney

Romans 2:21 "You, then, who teach others, do you
not teach yourself?" (NIV)

We need to hear this sometimes. Sometimes it's so easy to see what is wrong with someone else, while it's so difficult to see what's wrong with ourselves. This doesn't mean we shouldn't teach others. We should. But we should do it with gentleness and love. Be quick to love just as Jesus was.

Lord, help me to have a pure heart so that I can be right with You.
Holy Bible, New International Version. Wheaton: Tyndale House, 1988.