Sometimes I feel like I should be in a twelve step program for judging. I could start out by stating, “My name is so and so, and I like to judge others”. This is something that I have struggled with my entire life. It is something that I am not proud of and have recently addressed it in my faith walk.
I remember hearing if you tend to look at people harshly, try putting on a new pair of glasses. Not the glasses that you get at the eye doctor – these are the glasses you receive by coming to our Heavenly Father in prayer. These new glasses allow you to look upon others with Christ like eyes. In other words, not judging, but rather love and compassion.
To help me on this journey, whenever I feel the urge to judge, I think of these words to keep me focused:
You are…
a child of God,
made in the image of the Most High….
and I will respect you as such.
You are uniquely made, without duplication, without equal.
You are the pinnacle of creation given absolute dominion over all creatures that wander the land, fill our skies and swim in countless seas, lakes and streams.
You are the one who the Maker of all things, great and small, has known since before time began. Every hair on your head is numbered and your name, your purpose, has been determined before the fall of man.
You are important and unique. In the vastness of creation you are very small, yet you play an incredibly vital part of God’s rich plan.
Yes, you are a child of God, our Heavenly Father - and I will respect you as such.
I remember hearing if you tend to look at people harshly, try putting on a new pair of glasses. Not the glasses that you get at the eye doctor – these are the glasses you receive by coming to our Heavenly Father in prayer. These new glasses allow you to look upon others with Christ like eyes. In other words, not judging, but rather love and compassion.
To help me on this journey, whenever I feel the urge to judge, I think of these words to keep me focused:
You are…
a child of God,
made in the image of the Most High….
and I will respect you as such.
You are uniquely made, without duplication, without equal.
You are the pinnacle of creation given absolute dominion over all creatures that wander the land, fill our skies and swim in countless seas, lakes and streams.
You are the one who the Maker of all things, great and small, has known since before time began. Every hair on your head is numbered and your name, your purpose, has been determined before the fall of man.
You are important and unique. In the vastness of creation you are very small, yet you play an incredibly vital part of God’s rich plan.
Yes, you are a child of God, our Heavenly Father - and I will respect you as such.
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