Good morning! How are we faithing? It is so interesting to hear conversations that pick on others. To watch people berate others and then whine because they are enduring things. I hate it when I slip and say something against someone for any reason. Get stepped on and lash out is not the way I want to be. The Word tells us that how we judge others is how we will be judged. If I am very critical of others actions, it will come back on me in many ways. I will be judged by those same standards. Yes we have to speak truth. Yes we have to correct but it has to be done in love and not revenge or reprisal. It's so hard to not look down on someone when they do something stupid but we need to remember they are not us and they may be ignorant of the infraction or not even realize anything has happened. And then there are just mean people. Either way we must approach these things in love and in an attitude of forgiveness. We must be willing to approach these things not as a personal attack but as a loving child of God who is concerned with a siblings welfare. The real wisdom in all this is, "is it up to me to point out this infraction or is it better to love and be an example?";"Is it my place to correct everyone who screws up around me?" That is something we all fall into and the danger there is seeing our self "better" than them. Oh boy is that wrong! We ain't any better, we're just redeemed. One does improve in this life as one gains wisdom from the Lord but "better than"? Nope. Thank God when you improve. Thank God that he cares for us all and we all have access to the master because of the perfect one, Jesus, and that Godly truth has taken root in us but never think you are "better than" because of grace. You and I either were or could have or could become what we see in others. Think about that.
Mark 4:21-25
And He was saying to them, "A lamp is not brought to be put under a peck-measure, is it, or under a bed? Is it not brought to be put on the lampstand? "For nothing is hidden, except to be revealed; nor has anything been secret, but that it should come to light. "If any man has ears to hear, let him hear." And He was saying to them, "Take care what you listen to. By your standard of measure it shall be measured to you; and more shall be given you besides. "For whoever has, to him shall more be given; and whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him."
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Matthew 7:2
"For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you.
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Luke 6:37-38
"And do not judge and you will not be judged; and do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; pardon, and you will be pardoned. "Give, and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, they will pour into your lap. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return."
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Remember Donna...remember Kat...remember me...remember the kids...
Heavenly Father,
Thank you for the wisdom and love you show in your Word and in our lives. Lord, help us see truth and root reasons in others for their behavior. Help us be concerned with leading them to you and not get judgmental. Help us love unconditionally. Help us be what we need to be for the lost. Bless those in pain. Bless us with knowledge and love for our fellow man. Lord we worship and adore you. thank you for your grace that saves us, in Jesus name, amen
Mark 4:21-25
And He was saying to them, "A lamp is not brought to be put under a peck-measure, is it, or under a bed? Is it not brought to be put on the lampstand? "For nothing is hidden, except to be revealed; nor has anything been secret, but that it should come to light. "If any man has ears to hear, let him hear." And He was saying to them, "Take care what you listen to. By your standard of measure it shall be measured to you; and more shall be given you besides. "For whoever has, to him shall more be given; and whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him."
NAS
Matthew 7:2
"For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you.
NAS
Luke 6:37-38
"And do not judge and you will not be judged; and do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; pardon, and you will be pardoned. "Give, and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, they will pour into your lap. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return."
NAS
Remember Donna...remember Kat...remember me...remember the kids...
Heavenly Father,
Thank you for the wisdom and love you show in your Word and in our lives. Lord, help us see truth and root reasons in others for their behavior. Help us be concerned with leading them to you and not get judgmental. Help us love unconditionally. Help us be what we need to be for the lost. Bless those in pain. Bless us with knowledge and love for our fellow man. Lord we worship and adore you. thank you for your grace that saves us, in Jesus name, amen
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