We all know that God is the only one who has any place, judging anyone. So why do we take it upon ourselves?
I don't know how many times I have made judgments on people I didn't even know and then, once I spent more time with them, thought "Wow, this person is amazing. How could I have ever thought that about him/her?"
It's humiliating that God knows every judgmental thought I have had.
Let's be honest, the task of judgment can really wear a person out.
Basically, what I'm trying to get out through all this word vomit, is that I'm tired. Tired of judging. Tired of being judged. Tired of my friends judging and my friends being judged. I'm tired of my family judging and my family being judged.
Why can't I love the way Jesus loves?
Amen!
ReplyDeleteI feel so foolish. I always knew judging people was wrong, but in my own little stupid brain I was always like, "its not in the 10 commandments, so its not THAT bad" it wasn't until like a month ago that I was reading the clear word and it explained the "Thou shalt not bare false witness against thy neighbor" actually meant that you should not say anything that would degrade your neighbors reputation. Don't know how I didn't see that before.
Everyday my prayer is to remove judgmental thoughts from my mind.
I am totally there. This is my first "job" where I work with a group of grown-ups who have their own lives and their own set in stone ways of doing things. Every one is more than willing to drop "subtle" hints when they think someone else is doing something wrong, rather than addressing the problem. I've grown sooooo weary of judging that I begin to point fingers at all the judgers...I'm reminded of the three-fingers-point-back-at-you saying from grade school.
ReplyDeleteLove. That's all we need.