(don't) You Be the Judge
I saw a saying on the sign at a church by my house that said: "God calls us to be witnesses, not lawyers or judges." I think there's a lot of wisdom in that and it's kind of been in the back of my mind all week. So has some timely radio programing I was blessed to hear about the book of Job.
I think it's all right to pass judgment on a situation without "hating" on people. It's that whole "hate the sin but love the sinner" concept. This week, I found myself in a position were that really came alive for me. Fortunately I've been very busy with work and projects which has kept me occupied and I've felt the presence of God's Holy Spirit this week like never before. I got through this week, but I didn't do it on my own. I mean that. If the Footprints poem is correct, in the movie of my life, this is one scene where there are only one set of prints on the sand. I really can't explain it better than that.
Life isn't always easy, but blessings come. I had an issue with my bankruptcy this week that is now fully resolved. I will have to pay a few thousand more but I owe it, so it's a blessing. I get to hold my head up a little higher because those who I owe get a little more from me. The overtime I'm working now will help me get through this furlough thing. God is good all the time!
For those of you who know a little about the other things going on around my life, it might be difficult to see how I can say that. What it requires to get there is an understanding of the New Testament and some of the things Jesus calls us to do. When you look at it from that side of the fence, it's easy to see that God is Good! Will I ever understand all that's gone on? No. Do I want an explanation when I go home to Glory? I'm hoping heaven will be so wonderful and that inexpressible joy of seeing Jesus and God on His throne will make all of this so trivial that I won't even care to ask for one. I can see though, from a certain point of view through this experience that Jesus meant what He said about how to treat others.
When I first went to see a therapist after I'd realized the mistakes I'd made in my life, I told her that I never wanted to treat another human being the way I had treated people up to that point. I made a choice to change who I was because of what I'd done. In God's wisdom, I think a good dose of my own medicine helped me to see that wanting to change all of that was a good idea. I hope I never forget any of this just so I can remember how I've felt through all of this.
And the blessings are there too, because Jesus' teachings have been very alive this week. I could be mad about a lot of things. I'm only frustrated about one because to me it seems so not smart, but in all of the things happening in my life, I understand that God is allowing them to happen to me. And if God chooses to bless someone through me then so be it. It took a lot for me to get there, but it is where I'm at. It's how Jesus said we ought to be and how believers are to repay the way people treat them. Jesus never said this life of following Him would be easy; far from it. He does say it's worth it and it is.
So today's post is aimed at the few of y'all that do know what's going on. For those that don't it's best left that way, by the way. And it's why I said don't judge; God is still on the throne and He's still in charge. He's the judge. I'm not the lawyer, the only thing I can do before God Almighty is to bow down at the Throne and ask for mercy. I'm just a sinner that's trying hard to do less of that these days.
So let's leave that part to God and do our best about going about the business of living the lives He's called us to.
Have a blessed day, y'all!
I think it's all right to pass judgment on a situation without "hating" on people. It's that whole "hate the sin but love the sinner" concept. This week, I found myself in a position were that really came alive for me. Fortunately I've been very busy with work and projects which has kept me occupied and I've felt the presence of God's Holy Spirit this week like never before. I got through this week, but I didn't do it on my own. I mean that. If the Footprints poem is correct, in the movie of my life, this is one scene where there are only one set of prints on the sand. I really can't explain it better than that.
Life isn't always easy, but blessings come. I had an issue with my bankruptcy this week that is now fully resolved. I will have to pay a few thousand more but I owe it, so it's a blessing. I get to hold my head up a little higher because those who I owe get a little more from me. The overtime I'm working now will help me get through this furlough thing. God is good all the time!
For those of you who know a little about the other things going on around my life, it might be difficult to see how I can say that. What it requires to get there is an understanding of the New Testament and some of the things Jesus calls us to do. When you look at it from that side of the fence, it's easy to see that God is Good! Will I ever understand all that's gone on? No. Do I want an explanation when I go home to Glory? I'm hoping heaven will be so wonderful and that inexpressible joy of seeing Jesus and God on His throne will make all of this so trivial that I won't even care to ask for one. I can see though, from a certain point of view through this experience that Jesus meant what He said about how to treat others.
When I first went to see a therapist after I'd realized the mistakes I'd made in my life, I told her that I never wanted to treat another human being the way I had treated people up to that point. I made a choice to change who I was because of what I'd done. In God's wisdom, I think a good dose of my own medicine helped me to see that wanting to change all of that was a good idea. I hope I never forget any of this just so I can remember how I've felt through all of this.
And the blessings are there too, because Jesus' teachings have been very alive this week. I could be mad about a lot of things. I'm only frustrated about one because to me it seems so not smart, but in all of the things happening in my life, I understand that God is allowing them to happen to me. And if God chooses to bless someone through me then so be it. It took a lot for me to get there, but it is where I'm at. It's how Jesus said we ought to be and how believers are to repay the way people treat them. Jesus never said this life of following Him would be easy; far from it. He does say it's worth it and it is.
So today's post is aimed at the few of y'all that do know what's going on. For those that don't it's best left that way, by the way. And it's why I said don't judge; God is still on the throne and He's still in charge. He's the judge. I'm not the lawyer, the only thing I can do before God Almighty is to bow down at the Throne and ask for mercy. I'm just a sinner that's trying hard to do less of that these days.
So let's leave that part to God and do our best about going about the business of living the lives He's called us to.
Have a blessed day, y'all!
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