Judging Others…..

We all do it!
None of us like to admit it, but let’s be honest, we do!
Whether rightly or wrongly we all judge others.

Sometimes it’s because of their actions, the way they speak or act. Sometimes its because they believe differently than we do. Sometimes it’s just because we don’t understand. Whatever the reason, it’s not right!

Because of the journey I am currently on, I am finding I’m having a lot more grace for people. Maybe because I have had so much shown to me that I am beginning to understand the beauty of grace!
There are people who don’t understand the journey I am on, yet they are extending boundless grace to me and I’m so thankful.

I was reading about David and his was a journey a lot of people didn’t understand……inc his wife!
In Samuel 2:6 it talks of David “dancing before the Lord with all his might”

I love that! He danced before the Lord with complete abandon! Oh how I would love to do that. But imagine if I did that at Church, I’m sure there would be people sitting in the pews that would definitely be judging me!

Davids first wife, Michal saw David from her window “leaping and dancing before the Lord, she despised him in her heart”

She didn’t understand what or why he was doing what he was doing and judged him for it!
This resulted in an argument between them where she accused him of being vulgar and he retorted by saying he would become even more undignified than this and would be humiliated in his own eyes for the Lord.

It then says Michal had no children to the day of her death!
Wow! What a punishment for her judgment! If only she hadn’t been so quick to judge, but trust her husband, and know that he was doing his best with his walk with God, even if she didn’t understand!

When did we decide that we know best what other people should or should not be doing? How they should be walking their walk? How they should be living their life?
I know I am guilty of this! Not thinking I was doing it out of a “Holier than thou” place, but because I thought I knew what was best for that person!

I have no doubt people will be looking at my journey and judging me, its human nature (something I am fighting against!) and so I don’t hold it against them. They may not understand but at the end of the day, I am accountable to God, and Him only for my walk. As a result, I am finding I have a lot more grace than I did at the start of this journey!

For the most part, people are doing the best they can with what they have. I am learning that God knows what’s best for them, and I will leave it up to Him to convict them if they are not walking the path He has for them. I will keep my opinions to myself and reserve my judgment, lest I be judged. I’m not here to judge people but to walk alongside, with love and compassion no matter what I think their journey should look like.

So friends, let’s be kind. Everyone is walking a journey, facing a battle, dealing with heartache, and coping the best they can. Let’s show each other kindness, love, and grace as we walk together, and leave the judgment up to God!