FINGERPOINTING

It's better to 1st fold your hands in prayer rather than point your finger to find fault.  It's better to seek divine wisdom to discern a situation before you form an opinion.

FINGERPOINTING PEOPLE are people who:  (1)  "Form" opinions--making idols out of them and erecting them permanently for all to see; (2)  They begin their conversations with words like:  "If you ask me"...or "In my opinion!"  (3)  They rapidly spue out words of condemnation quicker than a machine gun can fire off a round of bullets.  (4)  Their ideas outweigh the facts in the matter and they quickly jump to conclusions by hurdling over the truth.

Isaiah 58:9-11 tells us to "get rid of...the fingerpointing and malicious speaking."  And instead we are to:  "offer ourselves to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted one."  In so doing "our light will shine in the darkness, and our night will be like the noonday.  The Lord will always lead you, satisfy you in a parched land, and strengthen your bones.  You will be like a watered garden and like a spring whose waters never run dry."  [Taken from the Holman Christian Standard Bible]

Jesus drew a line in the sand with His finger--warning us to stop pointing our fingers and blaming others when we're just as guilty of just as many faults!  We're to stop leaving our fingerprints on the stones we want to throw at people. 

A better way to respond is found in Galatians 6:1 -- "you who are more spiritual RESTORE such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted" (just as He did for the woman who was caught in adultery by the FINGERPOINTING of the Pharisees).

Drop the STONES of CONDEMNATION....stop POINTING YOUR FINGERS...just simply WALK AWAY (fold your hands) and PRAY!!!