You don’t have to look very far or even very hard to see that sin abounds all around us. Just take a quick glance around you or at any social media platform and you will see, sin is prevalent in our world. And not only is sin widespread, but often times sin is celebrated. We see people boasting about sin and encouraging others to live in and enjoy lives of sin.

I don’t know about you, but many times when I see people celebrating their sinful lifestyles, I become upset and angry over what I see. How could people rejoice in sin? How could they glorify such sinful actions? Why are they celebrating what God hates?

When we witness people living lives of sin, we might be tempted to go and say something to the individual about their choices. However, before we rush out and preach that people ought to repent (and they should), we need to look in the mirror first. We might be surprised to find many of us are just as guilty of allowing sin to take place in our own lives. Sadly, many of us are quick to get upset about the poor choices of others, but choose to ignore the sins in our own lives.

The Bible teaches all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God (Rom. 3:23). The “all” in this verse includes you and me. Seeing the sins of others may be easier, but we must search our own lives to find our failings. Remember the story of Judah and Tamar? Judah was quick to cast judgment on Tamar for her wicked ways all while neglecting his own shortcomings (Gen. 38). Like all sinners, the sins we practice are just as worthy of death (Rom. 6:23).

We must remember that Jesus died for all sin: your sins, my sins, all of our sins. So the next time we start to get angry and set someone straight over their bad decisions, let’s stop, take a good look in the mirror and make sure we are correcting our own sins.