Today's Negativity Fast Tip. Learn 4 key tips to halt unfair judgment and foster fairness—boost your empathy and positivity!
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You are created to walk with God in a garden in the cool of the day. Sin came into the world, and you bore the consequences. Jesus came and reversed the curse and took your place, offering you his yoke that is easy and his burden that is light. You are a living light. You're a child of God. Creation longs to be revealed. Don't conform, but be transformed so you can have peace and hope and joy at all times and in every situation.
But what happens if you can't help from judging people that you don't think have common sense? But here's the thing. I can go from one conversation with somebody telling me, "If people only had common sense," and then go right from that conversation and talk to somebody else. And if people only had common sense, they would be talking about opposite sides of the same issue.
I have never had anyone get mad at me because I hold a different opinion than them. That only happens on social media. It doesn't happen when you're face to face, and you're genuinely interested, and you're asking questions not to put down, but to understand. People will not get angry at you if they hold a different opinion than you. And we need to pray for our leaders because, my goodness, how can you make a right decision? You can't.
That being said, I have said some things over the past two years that I wouldn't say in public and that I have had to apologize for because I have judged other people since their common sense is not my common sense. I have judged people because they should know better and they're not acting like they know. I've judged people. You know, you've been there, right? It's just not me, right? Please tell me that's right because my goodness.
Ephesians 4:9
Let me read Ephesians 4:9. Don't use any foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them. Are you quick to pass judgment on somebody else's servant? Who are you to judge somebody else's servant? Oh, yeah, but the Bible says I'm to judge. If Jesus didn't come into the world to condemn, are you condemning?
Listen, the Greek word for judgment is 'Krino', which means to discern or to decide or to condemn. You can discern and you can decide. That is all in scripture, whatever it says, judge for yourselves. You're going to judge angels. That's to discern and to decide. But Jesus didn't come into this world to condemn. That is John 3:17. He didn't come to condemn the world, but that through him, the world might be saved. So there's a difference between knowing right and wrong, good and better, and the best and condemning someone. Don't use condemnation; that's the tool of the enemy. You're agreeing with the enemy when you use condemnation when you use guilt trips, when you shame people into modifying their behaviour.
Negativity Fast Tip - 1 to not judge others unfairly
Am I doing that now by saying it that way? The first tip is to check your fruit. According to Galatians 5:22-23, the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Are you living these out when you're talking with people? James 3:17 says that wisdom from above is first of all pure; it's peace-loving; it's gentle at all times. It shows no favouritism and is always sincere. That's what people need to see; that's the fruit they need to see. And you can judge and still have that fruit.
Check your fruit; that's the first tip.
Negativity Fast Tip - 2 to not judge others unfairly
The second tip is to remember the rule. What's the golden rule? Every major religion has it. The negative is don't do to others what you don't want done to you. Jesus is the only one who said, "Do unto others." He put the emphasis on action, not just refraining but actually doing good unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Negativity Fast Tip - 3 to not judge others unfairly
The third tip is to humble yourself. Go and read all of James 4:6-10; it talks about humbling yourself. Do you know the difference between conviction and condemnation? Conviction gives you a way out; we are convicted when we sin; we should feel convicted. Condemnation says we are what we do; because you have sinned, you are a sinner, with no hope for redemption.
Negativity Fast Tip - 4 to not judge others unfairly
The fourth and final tip is that we can't do this without the Holy Spirit. Transformation is the work of the Holy Spirit; He's the one who transforms us. It's not just changing our behaviour or thoughts but being empowered by the Holy Spirit to accomplish every good work prompted by faith. And that is really key in all of this.
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