Emotional Confusion
It’s not good for anyone. People just need to stop letting their emotions take control.
There is quite a huge difference between judging and being judgmental.
Judging is having an assessment based on personal observation. Being judgmental is reaching a negative conclusion based on personal bias with little or no factual evidence.
Example of judging:
“That man is lazy because all he usually does is watch TV and sleep all day.”
Though this statement may sound negative, if it is based on an observable fact, then it is safe to conclude that the man mentioned is, indeed, lazy.
Example of being judgmental:
“That man is lazy so he’ll never amount to anything.”
This statement has a condescending attitude towards the man and an unprovable assumption is made about his standing in life.
Having our own opinions is completely normal. However, knowing the difference between making a judgment and being judgmental could be what separates self-improvement from destructive behavior, especially in the relationships we have with the people around us. Our judgments help us to make the right decisions regarding certain issues or situations that we come across in life, while being judgmental has no actual benefits and just causes more negativity and bitterness, often resulting in more conflict.
“What this dying world could use is a willing man of God… . Men who’ll fight for freedom and honor once again… . He just needs a few good men.”
Life’s Race…
Even when you don’t feel like you want to keep going, keep going anyway. We run, not to win, but to finish.
FREEDOM
I’ve never had the need to take advantage of my freedom (from my parents), which I’ve had since I was 17. With freedom comes responsibility. Use it wisely. Every choice comes with a consequence. I’ve had to learn that the hard way a few times.
Proverbs 28:9 He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination. 28:10 Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession.
– (via janvoi) Via Are you listening?.“My heart is not right with God.”
When we say “My heart is not right with God,” it shouldn’t be an excuse to continue doing what we are doing that makes our heart not right with God. Saying that statement out loud is a realization of the condition that our heart is in, and it should be followed by a desire to change that. It shouldn’t be “My heart is not right with God, so I’m going to stop serving in the church.” Instead, it should be “My heart is not right with God and I want it to be right with God so I can continue serving Him in the church.” Why is it that we first cut out of our lives what would help us get right with God and then try to cut out what is keeping us away from God?
Even when we feel like we’re not right with God, we should continue to go to church. Continue to pray. Continue to read the Bible. Continue to sing in the choir. Continue to serve. If we don’t continue in these things, then we’ll continue in the things that keep us away from going to church, from praying, from reading the Bible, from singing in the choir, from serving.
Let us surround ourselves with people who will tell us what we need to hear rather than what we want to hear. It’s better to get our feelings hurt by the truth than feel good from a lie. After all, “faithful are the wounds of a friend,” the Bible says.
Decisions. Decisions. Decisions.
We all make decisions. Once a decision has been made, there is no going back. There are only the consequences that follow.
