Tuesday, June 28, 2005

What am I called to do?

I was talking to my sister today. We were discussing people, problems, and being judgemental. I began thinking how easy it is to be judgemental, to decide I am better than someone else, I haven't committed the type of mistakes as another person, etc. I became sad. I became aware of how I fall short everyday with my words, my attitudes, my views, my assessment of people. What am I teaching my children, my friends, my co-workers? What am I doing to make the world a better place? I can be too legalistic. I can be too opinionated. I can choose to speak the truth harshly and condeming. OR...... I CAN CHOOSE LOVE. This does not mean I choose to participate in something that isn't right for me, no instead I will choose to see people through softer eyes, I will choose to feel another's pain through a tender heart, I will choose to offer words of hope, instead of a sermon of condemnation. I heard yesterday that Jesus did not come to point a finger, or to prove the world was wrong. He wasn't concerned with proving His point. He came to make it all right. What am I doing to make things right in the world? Who do I need to stand up for when they are down? What do I need to understand to find out why? How many people have I already missed because I was counting faults instead of seeing the good? I know the many things I have done wrong and will continue to fail at doing. Tommorrow I will try to say words that matter, not endless chatter, I will listen more intentionally, I will try words of goodness and mercy. What would Jesus do? I already know. He loves me forever, unconditionally, and everyone else.

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