look again at what james said about this , james 4:11-12 (cev), my friends, don't say cruel things about others! if you do, or if you condemn others, you are condemning GOD's law. and if you condemn the law, you put yourself above the law and refuse to obey either it or GOD who gave it. GOD is our judge, and he can save or destroy us. what right do you have to condemn anyone?
listen, this is serious to GOD. anytime i judge somebody else, i'm playing GOD. what right do you have to condemn anyone? you don't know their motives, their background. anytime i'm critical of somebody else in a judgmental attitude, i'm playing GOD.
but do you know why we criticize? it's fun to criticize. we like to criticize and pick out faults of other people because it makes us feel superior.
just look at the way that person dresses. i can’t believe it. what i’m really saying is, i know more how to dress than they do. i know better than they do.
you see it makes us feel good. we think we build ourselves up by putting other people down. but the bible says the exact opposite.
if you want to get rid of conflict in your life stop judging or criticizing other people.
conflict comes when i fail to value other people, when i treat them with less respect than they deserve. if i fail to value margaret, my wife, i’m going to have conflict. if i fail to value my kids, i’m going to have conflict. when i fail to value people that i go to church with or work with then i will have conflict.
just a thought from the front porch...
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