We assume... And usually we only have partial information.
We have so many opinions.
"I like warm weather. I like cold weather. I like Trump. I like Hillary. Chocolate is better than vanilla. Music preferences. Hair color. Job choices. College. This church is better. That person is this or that. The way we drive our vehicles. The way we raise our kids. I would do it this way. I sure wouldn't have done that. I would never...."
On and on.
We think we know what is best. We think our way is better.
And we call it wisdom...
Who really knows best? Who is really qualified to judge? To see a mans heart and know his intentions?
God, that's who. And if you call yourself one of His, you are required to do things his way.
There is no other way, only his way.
To choose love, as he is love. To seek him and his way.
What does that look like?
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
1 Corinthians 13:4-7
Love hopes all things, believes all things.
If someone is seemingly living lower than their potential, you are called to hope. If you think they aren't sorry or repentant, remember you really don't know...if you think you see something- you are not called to carry around stones to throw. You are called to bear all things. To believe. To pray for them.
We love to read this scripture at weddings or when we are feeling good. But to walk it out is another thing entirely. When someone has done wrong- or hurt us- or someone we care about- it's much harder to embrace.
We'd rather point our finger and say what we think. Forgetting that 4 fingers are pointing back at us.
Help us Jesus. Help us to remember we are all imperfect people in need of a savior. No one should have stones to throw.
Teach us what real love is.
Christa
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