Mathew 7: 1-6
1 “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2 For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
3 “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4 How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
6 “Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.
The past few days have been very interesting. I've taken notice of people making judgements about me. ME?!?!?! I'm nobody special and definitely not one to be excluded, but when I saw this occur it truly hurt my feelings. People can be so mean, uncaring, spiteful, and malicious. But when I think of how people treated Jesus...I don't mind it at all. It still hurts, but I can withstand it because He did for me.
WHEN WE JUDGE PEOPLE WE USE A LESS MATURE FORM OF THINKING that makes unsophisticated, crude, and categorical impressions of others. Rather than learn about the depth and breadth of people--their history, interests, values, strengths, and true character--we categorize them. However, if we resist initial stereotypical impressions, we have a chance to be aware of what a person is truly like. If we spend time with a person, hear and learn about his or her life, hopes, dreams, and become aware of the person's character, we use a different, more mature style of thinking—
3 “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4 How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
6 “Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.
The past few days have been very interesting. I've taken notice of people making judgements about me. ME?!?!?! I'm nobody special and definitely not one to be excluded, but when I saw this occur it truly hurt my feelings. People can be so mean, uncaring, spiteful, and malicious. But when I think of how people treated Jesus...I don't mind it at all. It still hurts, but I can withstand it because He did for me.
WHEN WE JUDGE PEOPLE WE USE A LESS MATURE FORM OF THINKING that makes unsophisticated, crude, and categorical impressions of others. Rather than learn about the depth and breadth of people--their history, interests, values, strengths, and true character--we categorize them. However, if we resist initial stereotypical impressions, we have a chance to be aware of what a person is truly like. If we spend time with a person, hear and learn about his or her life, hopes, dreams, and become aware of the person's character, we use a different, more mature style of thinking—
Lets begin to think about how our actions can affect others.
Love & Blessings
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