Freedom thru Forgiveness 7
Judgment is when our soul is shaped by another person’s shortcomings rather than the nature of God. It is the sin we are most likely to fall into when someone else has sinned against us.
“Judge not lest you also be judged”, Jesus said. This could be another opportunity for us to misinterpret the nature of God. He is not waiting behind the door to see if we judge others, so that He can nail us. Jesus is describing an aspect of reality that we need to be warned about. The word “judgment” which is used here carries the meaning of “limit”. The idea is that in our mind, or our emotions we lock someone into a way in which we see them. We limit them with our perceptions. When we do that, the limitation we impose with our soul is also imposed on our soul.
Have you ever been angry at someone for being…angry? Or how about the universal trap for all of us. The quickest route to become like our parents is to judge them and utter the words. “I’ll never be like my parents…“ The ways we limit others become the very limitations that impair us.
The thing or things that we judge in others is well on it’s way to being formed in the fabric of our own soul. “Judge not. lest you also be judged”, is a warning from Jesus. Do not allow the shortcomings of other people to mold you MORE than the Nature of God in you.
Here is the most important distinction we must make. Discerning the truth about someone is not judgment. We can recognize all manner of flaws, characteristics, habits, etc. and even accurately assess their condition. As long as our discernment is coupled with the heart of God toward that person, we have not slipped into judgment. Judgment is when you discern something about someone, and harden your heart because of and in response to what you discern. Now you have slipped into the sin of judgment. It will cripple you and it will shape your soul.
Forgiveness is what you do with the impact of sins committed against you. Judgment is the most likely sin you will fall into when someone sins against you.
Guard your heart above all else…from it flow the issues of your life.
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