Last night I just finished reading the book of Romans, and of the thingsI learned from reading Romans is...
Who are we to judge or criticize people?
I know that most, if not all, of us that it is not our duty to judge the people we come in contact with. Even though I know it's wrong, sometimes I judge without even thinking sometimes. One time I went to volunteer at some food pantry sometime this summer, honestly. I had to catch myself sometimes and say Laura who are you to judge these people. Think about it, honestly, they are probably happier than you are at times. They are content with the stuff they have. You just bought that mp3 player and you already want another, or that digital camera, it's nice yet you want another. Of course, I step back and see these people the way God does, and well, they are just like me. Beautiful children of a loving heavenly father.
I even believe that sometimes catch myself, who I am go tell the word of God to. Then as I was reading Romans and it was reminding me that God thinks of everyone the same. He has no favorites.
I don't really know what to tell you, when you catch judging or criticizing people, ask our God to forgive you. For God is the only one who will judge, and he will do it fairly because, well he doesn't have favorites.
