To Judge or not to Judge

I was noticing that there's so much I need to learn! In these last couple of weeks I am realizing that the more I recognize how much I need to learn the more I actually learn. In one of these desires to learn I have learned that one of the things that will bring more peace to a person's life is when they stop judging others. It's incredible how much we judge without even realizing it! But I have learned that the moment I stop judging the more peace I feel! I can have pure thoughts, praise worthy thoughts, the kind of thoughts that my Abba Father loves.  Our Lord Jesus said it best when He said: "Do not judge or you too will be judged" (Mat 7:1). This is so true. When we live judging people, we live with fear, worry, anxiety, because the more we judge the more we ourselves become the target of judgment.

When we stop judging, we not only have more peace, but we have more joy, because when we stop judging we close the doors to that which poisons the purity of our motives and we open the doors to things that are from above, things that beautify our lives and make us a pleasing fragrance to God and to those around us. All our energy and effort goes to pleasing our Father, to walking in His footsteps, to dreaming with Him and fulfilling our calling with joy. That's why the Word says to fix our eyes on things above! Not on earthly things. Judgment automatically draws our eyes to what is below, but when we stop judging all we can see is Jesus! I want to see Jesus! To see His plans for my life! So let your prayer today be, "Jesus, help me not to focus on things that are below, but on you!" and this begins by having a heart that is fixed on Jesus, letting go of all judgment, and stepping into the supernatural realm of compassion, love, forgiveness, and mercy. :)

Living in God's House

I've been thinking a lot lately about the importance of living in the house of God. Whenever we begin to be haunted by fear, worry, anxiety, anger, sadness...etc...it means we have either left the house of our God or we have forgotten the benefits of living in the house of God. We have the syndrome of the older brother in the story of the "Prodigal Son." He lived in the house of his father but became envious when he saw his brother getting the big party because he had returned. With anger he complained to his father that although he was the good son he never received a party.  His father looked at him and said: "Son you are always with me and everything I have is yours."  But he was angry, bitter, resentful...why? He was not ENJOYING living in the house of His father.  Reminds me of the story of Mary and Martha. Jesus was IN THE HOUSE, yet Martha was preoccupied with making the preparations for the meal when the MAIN COURSE was right in her house! Let us never forget to enjoy the company of our Father. In the business of ministry let us always reach out to our Father, and know why we do what we do, it is for Him, for our God!