Don’t Judge Others. Transform Yourself By Self-Examination!

"Do not judge," Jesus says, "and you too will escape harsh judgment." And so, once again, he reiterates a law of human life and of the natural world—sowing and reaping.

Being an immensely practical human, Jesus realizes that we are most “triggered” when we observe our own faults in other people. And the more we dwell on the horrid traits of people, the more we risk mirroring their unattractive traits.

So, Jesus suggests that, whenever we are intensely annoyed by other people to immediately check if we have the very same fault. And to resolve to change that stumbling block in ourselves. Then, instead of wasting time in fruitless judging, we will experience personal change.

And as for us who have been judged, we still live “under the mercy” in Charles Williams’ phrase. We place the seeds we have sown into the garden of our lives so far into God’s hands and ask him to let the thistles and thorns wither and the figs and grapes bloom. May it be so!

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So beautiful….”tune my spirit to the music of heaven!! “ thank you

Anita is simply awesome. I love how she calls me back to God from my noisy, me-centered environment. She uses meditation tools to focus her listeners on what is truly important - our reliance on God. Thank you for creating these nuggets in a very busy space.