8/15/2023 0 Comments Judge not yet ye be judged![]() Our critical spirit can pollute our heart, it can rob us of joy and peace, it can diminish our belief that God is the ultimate judge and authority, and it can lead to a sense of superiority and pride. Our choice to judge and criticize others can cause suffering to both ourselves and others. As the body of Christ we are all different. ![]() Just because others think or behave or perform differently than we do does not make them wrong – it just makes them different. Very often, we are judging whether or not someone is “just like us” or like we wish they would be, forgetting that God has created us uniquely and differently. We judge how friendly, likeable and kind other people are. We judge the capability, intelligence, skillfulness and confidence of others. We judge the honesty, trustworthiness, sincerity, and integrity of people. Here are just a few of the ways we judge others: “Who am I to judge when I walk imperfectly”Īs leaders we make judgements about people that we work with all of the time. These judgements reveal more about myself and my heart than about others and they encourage me to look inward. But in my honest, humble moments with the Lord, I have had to admit that these are only the tip of the iceberg of the judgements I make of people both consciously and subconsciously on a daily basis. ![]() In my self-righteous moments, I can pretend that these judgements are about my superior integrity. ![]() Unfortunately, I have not just judged them “in my head” but I have climbed on the proverbial high horse and spoken my judgements aloud. I have judged the hospital and retirement home executives who gave “extra” vaccines to family members, I have judged the people who are not adhering to my interpretation of the “stay at home” order, I have judged the people who are travelling out of the country on vacations “because they can”, and I have judged the person who said that their son should have claimed CERB because “the government is now not going to collect it back”. In the last few weeks I have caught myself being very judgmental. Do not judge, and you will not be judged Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned.ĬOVID fatigue is real and it manifests itself in different ways for different people. ![]()
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