Picking Nits
Years ago a friend of mine and I
attended car show in Wallace Idaho. We
walked along looking over the craftsmanship and custom paint jobs and making
comments. My friend noted something. He
said, "These guys put in so much time, effort and money into these cars
and here we are nit picking them."
He had a point. These craftsmen had skills far beyond my own
auto body skills, their artistry shown through in the custom paint jobs. Yet,
we felt we could find fault with their cars! His comment changed my perspective
from that day on.
Have you ever wondered what nits
are? They are eggs of a louse or similar
insect. To treat someone for head lice,
one must use a special shampoo or something else to kill the lice, then shave
the head or spend time picking the nits one by one.
Thus, nit picking is spending
time looking closely for flaws rather than appreciating the handiwork. It is looking for faults instead of
appreciating the good points in a person.
Who do I think I am nit picking someone when I don't have the
credentials to do so. I am a nobody.
Also, God reminded me how it
makes me feel when somebody finds fault with something I did or something about
me or my family.
Nitpicking is a lousy thing to do
(pun intended).
"And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled,
that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault." Mark 7:2.
© copyright Kevin T Boekhoff
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