Do you want to be a judge?

In the Bible, God warns against being judgemental.  How often in our lives have we looked upon others and handed down judgement?  "Oh, can you believe they are doing that?",  "And he calls himself a Christian?!", "I would never do that!", "I don't like the way that person looks, they're ugly."  Now, since you are judging, why not apply the same standards to yourself?  Is it possible that others could say the same of you?

I remember watching a major TV show recently where an overweight woman in her late 20's/early 30's, was sharing her story about her struggles with obesity and the steps she had taken to significantly reduce her weight to feel better about her appearance.  She talked about her childhood and how painful it was to go through life where people teased, bullied, and humiliated her since she was in elementary school.  She grew up with no friends and spent all of her time indoors eating to comfort her pain. 

We only have one life to live.  Imagine how horrible it must be to live that life in torture and isolation?

Why did she deserve judgement?  Thoughts?

1)  Is it because of her weight? 
Do you think she chose to be like this?

2)  Maybe she acted weird?
Was she insecure because of the years from the bullying, neglect, and isolation? 

3)  Maybe she's struggling with a sin; Did her food become her idol?
Could she be using food for comfort because she had no one else to go to?

Well?

Who is going to lead this person to Jesus if everyone continues to play the judge?

Have you ever truly taken time to reflect on someone you know that you have judged, holding them in lower standards, and put yourself in their life?  Imagine what you would say to you?

I've heard that the images we see of the beautiful people on TV, in magazine, on billboards, or in movies, make up the top 1% of the people in the world.  Even then, there is a percentage amongst those people that defines the most beautiful amongst that group.  This being said, statistically, the "ugly" people are the majority.  Why then do we use the 1% as the standard to judge each other?  Again, who are you to judge?  Something is wrong.

God loves each and every one of us.  He made us.  Did he make a mistake?

Matthew 7:1-5

7 “Judge not, that you be not judged. ² For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. ³ And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? ⁴ Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye’; and look, a plank is in your own eye? ⁵ Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

Genesis 1:27


So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.

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