What an IDIOT!!! He said, She said.

Words are thoughts that we breathe life into. Once they have been spoken, they become living energy and power. Unlike our thoughts, they can not be taken captive (or taken back). They are free to do their work – blessing or cursing. Not only will someone else hear those words and be affected by them, we hear them as we speak them. Remember faith comes by hearing, even when it’s our own words. We can literally chart our own course with something so simple as what we think and/or say.

That’s one reason that as we judge, we will be judged. It just works that way with our thoughts, words and actions. As we sow, we reap – what goes around, comes around. Our thoughts and words attract on a spiritual level, just as they do on a metaphysical level.

How many times have we said, “What on earth were they thinking!?”

Good judgement is absolutely necessary, and we could certainly use more of it in the world. Our judgements, whether good or bad, tend to come from what we have learned and experienced in our own individual lives. Our knowledge and personal experiences become the basis of our judgement.

I believe most judgements are synonymous with personal opinion. We all have an opinion, and they are usually based on how we see things from our own perspective. That’s why one person can believe one way, and another person can believe totally opposite. Both people believe they are correct in their thinking, and some are willing to kill or die for their belief. Again, it doesn’t matter if it’s real and true, or brainwashing and fantasy. It’s almost like we humans have a closed loop of little “opinion planets” orbiting our brain, held in place by the gravitational pull of close-mindedness.

So, good and righteousness judgment really is a precious treasure.

In the bible, Jesus was quoted as saying, “Judge righteous judgement.” I don’t think he was giving his approval or permission to judge other people, but to judge ourselves and make good judgement for our own lives. Why? Because we reap what we sow. If we sow goodness and mercy, we can expect to reap a harvest of the same. If we sow strife and contention – well, we’re gonna get some of that back too.

Have you ever heard someone make a remark about someone else, and then immediately thought the same thing about the person making the remark? I know I have. The first thing that comes to my mind when I hear someone judge someone else, is that same thought towards the one passing the judgement. As we judge, we are judged.

When Jesus said to remove the log out of our own eye before we attempt to remove a splinter out of someone else’s, that’s what he was talking about. Our judgement of others comes from what is inside of us. That’s why we are judged with the same judgement that we use to judge others. I’ll carry that a step further – the splinter we see in someone else’s eye is just a “reflection” of the log in our own eye.

People are “who” and “what” they are, because of choices they’ve made. We create many of our own circumstances  and situations we experience by making a simple choice. And when it comes to passing judgement, there’s simply no way we can rightfully judge anyone else’s circumstance, unless we have walked a mile in their shoes. On a higher level, if we “have” experienced their pains, discouragements, rejection, adversity, etc., then we will NOT judge them, but instead will have understanding and compassion for them. We know how they feel. Also, we won’t condemn or ridicule in our judgement, but we will attempt to encourage and help to overcome.

When we give life to a thought by speaking it, those same words fall on our ears, and they are planted as seeds in our own soul or sub-concious mind. Every thought we think and every word we speak effects our lives, whether it is positive or negative. “We are justified and/or condemned by our words.” Ultimately the seeds we plant, or allow someone else to plant, will grow into a reality that bares its fruit.

Here’s an old saying that we could probably apply to judging others: “We can keep quiet and be thought a fool, or open our mouth and remove all doubt.” HA! One of my favorites.

That’s just the way I see it. Much love, grace and peace to you all.

Thanks for reading,

Gene.

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