DON'T JUDGE

Frequently we find ourselves judging others. But Jesus says we should not judge and by that he means we should not condemn or judge rashly. It is wrong for us to judge people. We don’t always judge people rightly because our sense of judgment is polluted by our limitation. We judge people according to our own ideas and we are not good enough to be a standard for anyone. We are not able to know a person fully. Our judgment is often not true. We can’t read the heart of people. We don’t often know why they behave the way they do. We don’t know whether what they are doing is coming from their hearts. We don’t understand the reasoning of another person. It is ours that we know. People with two different temperaments would have to behave differently. It doesn’t necessarily mean that one is better than the other. If you are blessed with a calm temperament, you would have to do things differently from someone who is blessed with a hot temperament. You are not better than the other person. If you were born by rich and wealthy parents, you don’t understand the plights of those from a wretched family. If you were brought up by good, God fearing parents, you know nothing about the struggles of the one brought up in the slum. You don’t know what they are passing through and the efforts they are making. Don’t condemn them. Those you condemn may be better than you. Stop looking at people from the outside and lashing down at them with unfriendly criticisms. Rather, encourage those who are struggling. With God on their side they can improve.