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In response to Logs? The Pharisees were used to judging others self-righteously. And Jesus said there are problems with this kind of judging. This way of judging is overly critical, always going around with a nit-picking attitude, digging and searching for faults, always suspecting the worst in people. I think that this is what hurts the most. When you are confronted with a person who has a rushed, unloving, and "holier than thou" type of attitude, it is hard to not react. Perhaps, the other person is "jumping to conclusions". And it's this attitude and jumping to conclusions that's at the very heart of most gossiping and rumor spreading. Do I want to be a part of it? No. It hurts, and it hurts bad. We are suppose to use discernment, by not having a harsh, judgmental spirit. This is what we are taught as Christians. "I can see your motives." "I can see the way you're thinking." I know all the things that have led you to this point in your life, after all, I know you." No, God knows me, best! Try love, instead of half pure motive designed only to hurt or cause a reaction. Sometimes a message can be delivered in earnst but recieved in fury because of one small sentence embedded in the message. Half pure motive delivered from the heart. Cazooooooom, flying....jab.....successfull. Those little one liners sting like a needle with a message wasted that might have been well taken if presented in totally pure form with love. A long long time ago, I learned a very important lesson: When I asked for helps I had to learn to be receptive to the helps that I asked for in the beginning. It's called eliminating pride in your life. We need to give others the benefit of the doubt. Can you look back in your life and see where you have been perhaps overly critical? It was two-faced. Perhaps a far-sighted perspective. Perhaps a selfish desire which was un fullfilled or not met in your timing? Can you recall the limitations along the path that were genuine and real that caused the division in the first place? Were they real? I don't think anyone is qualified to judge others in God's eyes, yet because we are human we still judge. And we often do so for selfish reasons because it makes us feel better. This is human nature. This is sin. This says I am hurt and you are hurt. Time to give it back to God, don't you think? Isn't it time to look inward? Oh how easy it is to see so well the things in others lives that we want to pick on. Perhaps, it's their approach or tone, a message not delivered in love. You push my button, I'll push yours. Sometimes, the person just has to ignore the other with a forced "timeout" out of mere frustration. God, please, this has gone on for two years plus... Sometimes, a person does not want to be helped even though they have asked for the help themselves? They say I have a right to be stubborn and lazy. That is my right! When...I am ready...they say. Sometimes, the other just walks away...and gives it back to God. We're all sinners, and we're to work together as the body of Christ to overcome our sin. And lets face it, the only sin that we have control over is our own, and therefore confronting our sin should command our greatest attention. Each knows his own the best. We need to be able to recognize sin for what it is, because any attempt to overlook or justify sin on any grounds is itself sinful. We should ask for forgiveness instead of justifing or rewriting the degrees of sin to suit our lives. Sin is sin, is it not? Shall we try a more loving approach?  (¯`•♥•´¯) ¤`•.♥.•´ ¤ (¯`•♥•´¯) |
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We need to remember that we haven't walked in anyone elses shoes...only our own. Also, when the judgment comes back with the same measure, are WE willing to except it upon ourselves the way we put it out? Usually not. Karen 
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