Honesty seems like the best policy, except when evaluating self. For when it comes to self, something in us will not allow us to judge, critique ourselves fairly. We are tempted to grade ourselves on a curve. The balancing scale of judgment always weighs more heavily on the “good” side of us. Somehow we rationalize that our good works always outweigh the bad that we do.  Besides, in comparison to others who are murders, adulterers, thieves, our little sins aren’t even worthy of mentioning.  However, when we begin to compare ourselves to the perfection, holiness and goodness of God, we realize like the Prophet Isaiah and Apostle Paul, what wretched people we are.  It’s only when we make God the bull’s-eye, we can truly see how much we miss the mark.