Why do you notice the splinter in your brother’s eye yet fail to perceive the wooden beam in your own eye? [Matt 7:2]
Judgment blinds. It affects our ability to accurately see the people around us. Unfortunately, a common definition of judgment is the simple act of pointing out the wrong doing of another.
In truth, judgment is not the recognition of WHAT has been done, but rather assuming we know WHY it was done. Judgment assumes we know someone’s motive behind their actions. Once that happens we can’t help but sentence them to live out the rest of their days within the prison of their worst moments. It’s this attitude of judgment that gives us the justification of “freeze framing” someone in their past, blinded to any changes that God may do in them.
Getting rid of our judgment is accepting the fact that only God knows what’s in a person’s heart. Once we remove the “splinter” of judgment we’re able to view others in the light of GOD’S grace. This not only opens their lives to the reality of His mercy but our lives as we
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