It was so easy to fall into that trap of thinking that I am better than someone else. No, not regarding talents, not regarding beauty, not regarding skills. But morally. Or is it spiritually?
But the more I experience the grace of God, the more I see my own sinfulness. And thus, I was rebuked and convicted that I, too, am guilty. Even guiltier.
I realized that I have my sins, you have your sins, we all have we are own sins. The hardest part is that I may sin and no one would know about it. People would maintain my goody image but in fact, I may have the blackest heart. We cannot judge another person's actions or appearance. He or she might be struggling with this particular aspect of his/her life and it became the basis of my judgment. It is not the complete picture.
This won't be easy. Refraining from forming impressions about people around me.I have a constant reminder though. We all report back to God. It is only to Him that we need to make an account of our lives. My only role in this is to make sure that when I face Him, I will have an acceptable slate to show Him. And even this, only because of His grace.
2 comments:
It's so hard to be humble. All too often, it's our pride that gets in the way...
it is hard... but i found out that it is easier not to judge .. less stress! :- )
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