We have been brought up in a society that has taught us judge. Almost every media source is telling us what is beautiful and what is ugly. What is fat and what is skinny. What is right and what is wrong. We where never meant to hold the seat of judge for this world and to be honest I am tired of sitting in it. I have noticed a lot lately that I make a judgement about everything because I know best of course.
So for example I am in the process of looking for a new church and from the moment I drive into the parking lot the judgements start flowing through my mind. Oh these people spend way to much on their cars. They are dressed to nice. Then inside I start to judge the worship style and the way the are people worshipping. There is music playing so why in the heck are these people standing still. I have never seen more stiff people then on the inside of churches. I bet if you took those church folk to a concert they would start to bob there heads and tap their feet so why does that change when the music is being played in a place called a "church"! David danced before the lord in his underwear. Then the pastor starts to preach and I roll my eyes at most of what he says. I am not baby so stop feeding me baby food and give me meat. Lets dig into who God is and what his word says. I am fully aware of John 3:16. Its on plenty of bumper stickers here in the bible belt. Let discuss Revelations or why hell exists. Lets talk about the taboo subjects. Now the service is over and its time to go. No one really stops me to say hi so of course that makes these people unfriendly. I am new and they should notice me and want to know me. How awful is my mind?
How will I ever find a church if this is how I let my mind run? God never intended me to be the judge. He has that seat and it is rightful his. The bible tells us to love his people. To show compassion and kindness. All my mind is doing is judging and not loving. It is not giving people a chance to shine and show you who there are. To show who God has created them to be. What right do I have to decide what is in the heart of another? What right do I have to put a price on beauty and worth? What right do I have to say "I know best and the rest of you have it all wrong"? It is a sickness that is plaguing America and I am sure the world and I know for sure if is afflicting me.
How do we learn to control our minds? I think it takes a lot of work and conscience choice to choose what we allow ourselves to think and believe. It is recognizing the judgements and the lies and throwing them out with the trash. It is choosing to project love and kindness. To show compassion and empathy. I just finished reading the book Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert and in the book she goes to Bali to learn from a medicine man and help him with his English. He is teaching her the Bali way to meditate and one of those ways is to just sit and smile on the outside and with your liver. I have thought a lot about how it would change someones face as well as their inner self if they spent 15 minutes a day sitting in silence smiling. I think we would be filled with more joy. I think those 15 minutes would turn into a smile you wear all day long. I have been meaning to try this out so if I ever stop thinking and just do I will let you know the outcome.
If we could recognize that we where ALL created in Gods image and we are all beautiful how different would the world appear? Whether you are short or tall, yellow or white, brown or black we are all beautiful. If we could learn to look at ourselves and the world through a lens that is filtered by God and not the world it would change our lives. It would shake everything we believe about ourselves. It would break off all the lies and crap that we have allowed ourselves to believe. We are all beautiful and we are all loved by God. We are far more precious then silver and worth way more then gold! Lets stop judging ourselves and the world. Lets choose love and to refocus our lens!
"Faith, hope and love… The greatest of these is love."
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