I was supposed to post on this blog yesterday, but I was not in the mood. I don't know exactly what was going on, but I could not get myself to write a post.
Today, I am trying to make up for it.
I would like to share with you two verses found in John 8.
10. When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?
11. She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.
What powerful verses!
He, Who has the power to judge, counseled her to "sin no more." He didn't reproach her; He didn't separate Himself from her; He didn't chastise her.
With this in mind, I find myself considering all the times I "judged" someone because of their appearance (I know, very shallow of me), or their choice (as if I never made a mistake😞). I feel ashamed of such behavior on my part. Even though, majority of times but not always, I did not express my "judgement," it was still wrong to have this "holier than thou" attitude.
I can only hope and try my best to look at the beam in my own eye before looking at a speckle in someone else's. Better yet, I should not even look for that speckle. The charge I have been given, as a daughter of our Heavenly Father, is to love my neighbor.
I have a long road ahead and I know I will still have moments when I will pass judgement. The most important thing is that I will remember we are all the same in His eyes; we are all in this together and my job is to support, help, and love those around me. Nothing else!
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