Better yet, don’t judge people at all
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Introduction
Too many times we judge people, and we judge them by our standards or the standards that have been set by society. The appropriate thing is that we should not judge people. Matthew 7:1-2 ““Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2 For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
Stop judging people by your own standards
It is easy to judge people by what we see or by what we hear and of course by the standards that we set. A lot of times judgements are based on assumptions. We assume we know what people are thinking and many times it is because that is the way we think. We judge people by the type of car they drive, by the house they have, by the area they live in, by the type of job they have, by the amount of money or lack of money they have, by the way you dress and by the family they come from. We do not know what people have or do not have and even if we do know, it is wrong to judge people.
Some people think little of themselves and they also judge others the same way. Likewise, some people think very highly of themselves and judge others the same way to the point where they do not want to associate themselves with people who they judge to be less than them.
Some people think they you are jealous of them when in fact, they themselves have a jealousy spirit. However, because they are jealous, they also think you are jealous.
We even judge people politically. For instance, if you are from a certain area where most people voted one way politically, people will think that you too are affiliated with that party. If your parents voted one way, they assumed you voted the same way. Also, some people are so one sided politically, they cannot comprehend or appreciate that other people can be objective and politically mature.
When some people do things, they have an ulterior motive and so other people are judged on that same basis that they too have an ulterior motive when they do things for their country and for other people.
Many of us also measure success by the amount of money or possessions one has and as a result we judge the success of others by the amount of money they have. As I mentioned in a previous article, success should be measured by the attainment of your goals.
Conclusion
One of the reasons why I love the bible so much is that it has answers for everything and all situations. The bible clearly tells us not to judge others, or you will be judged and likewise the measurement you use to judge others will also be used to judge you.
Therefore, let us use the Bible as our guide and stop judging people. If you continue to judge people, you may end up making the wrong decisions simply because you judge someone. You may also miss a golden opportunity with someone because you misjudged them.