You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.
Romans 2:1
Why do we feel the need to judge? Is it that we are trying to empower ourselves? Are we uncomfortable and use it as a coping mechanism? Are we just plain selfish and uncaring? Maybe we are just prideful and think we are better then everyone else. It could be many different reasons that you and I judge one another and at the end of the day it is a great judge of character. I encourage you to spend some time thinking about why it is you judge people. It is not a comfortable process but it is a necessary process, that continues daily, if you are to grow as a person and as a leader.
I know that most of my judgement towards others comes out of pride. I often catch myself thinking that I am pretty great. It is one thing to have confidence in Christ, which I strive for, and a completely different thing to have confidence born out of self. The crazy thing is that I know that any wisdom I have can only come from God and it comes freely because of His grace. All too often I forget that and allow my wisdom to be self serving as opposed to Christ serving. In the Kingdom of God you are either bringing people closer to God or you are pushing people away from God; there is no in between. That is a big burden and I must take my thoughts captive daily if I am going to have any chance of helping God grow His kingdom. As a Christian I must understand that I am in a daily battle against my sinful ways. I must understand that I need strength and perseverance if I have any hope of continuing to move forward with Christ. The great thing is that that strength and perseverance can only come from God. I pray that I may not lean on my own understanding. And in all things submit to Him - proverbs 3:5-6. If I don't He will judge accordingly.
I have to remember that Jesus came to earth so that He might be a suitable judge for all of creation. He lived the same life of temptation that I live and He did it perfectly so that I might be judged justly. I need to let Jesus be the judge he was meant to be and I need to live in the confidence that that knowledge provides. I don't need to judge because I am not fit to judge. Will I continue to judge others? Of course, I am a sinner. But I pray each day that I might have a soft enough heart to be transformed just a little bit more into the likeness of Jesus that has been promised to me. I challenge you to put the gavel aside after you read this and think through your tendencies when it comes to judging others. Become better today then you were yesterday and understanding that your better comes from God.
For His Kingdom.
Why do we feel the need to judge? Is it that we are trying to empower ourselves? Are we uncomfortable and use it as a coping mechanism? Are we just plain selfish and uncaring? Maybe we are just prideful and think we are better then everyone else. It could be many different reasons that you and I judge one another and at the end of the day it is a great judge of character. I encourage you to spend some time thinking about why it is you judge people. It is not a comfortable process but it is a necessary process, that continues daily, if you are to grow as a person and as a leader.
I know that most of my judgement towards others comes out of pride. I often catch myself thinking that I am pretty great. It is one thing to have confidence in Christ, which I strive for, and a completely different thing to have confidence born out of self. The crazy thing is that I know that any wisdom I have can only come from God and it comes freely because of His grace. All too often I forget that and allow my wisdom to be self serving as opposed to Christ serving. In the Kingdom of God you are either bringing people closer to God or you are pushing people away from God; there is no in between. That is a big burden and I must take my thoughts captive daily if I am going to have any chance of helping God grow His kingdom. As a Christian I must understand that I am in a daily battle against my sinful ways. I must understand that I need strength and perseverance if I have any hope of continuing to move forward with Christ. The great thing is that that strength and perseverance can only come from God. I pray that I may not lean on my own understanding. And in all things submit to Him - proverbs 3:5-6. If I don't He will judge accordingly.
I have to remember that Jesus came to earth so that He might be a suitable judge for all of creation. He lived the same life of temptation that I live and He did it perfectly so that I might be judged justly. I need to let Jesus be the judge he was meant to be and I need to live in the confidence that that knowledge provides. I don't need to judge because I am not fit to judge. Will I continue to judge others? Of course, I am a sinner. But I pray each day that I might have a soft enough heart to be transformed just a little bit more into the likeness of Jesus that has been promised to me. I challenge you to put the gavel aside after you read this and think through your tendencies when it comes to judging others. Become better today then you were yesterday and understanding that your better comes from God.
For His Kingdom.
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