As a young man I was walking downtown in a big city street and I spit out some of my tobacco juice on the sidewalk. A lady that was approaching me from the other direction gave me a stern look and said, “Gross.”
She was 110 percent right. I was kind of a hillbilly and definitely still living only in my sinful nature. I did not respond but had some deep feelings about it. Yes I was definitely in the wrong but I don’t think I accepted it that easy.
It was easier to say, “Who does she think she is?” My sinful pride probably said, “Me, I am not in the wrong in here, after all I have my rights also?” I remember the day well but don’t remember all my thoughts of that event, I”m sure it was hard for me to see myself in my wrongness. As a sinner it would be fairly easy to live an entire life like that, never looking at self, blaming others, always defending oneself. There are more problems in the world than grains of sand it seems like with many think tanks striving to find answers.
The problem is to take a good honest look at self with God’s help (You will never do it on your own) It is amazing grace and love that transform a needy sinner into knowing the TRUTH. Try it, I am not lying to you. All because God loves you. You will not be sorry. God Bless your journey, it may not be easy but it will surely be blessed!