If you judge people, you have no time to love them. - Mother Teresa I love this: short, meaningful and true. I have had to step down a peg or two or more in my life from my "self-righteous" wrong thinking to a place where more often I see people as interesting, beautiful and diverse. I have no right to not approve of someone based on how they dress, how they talk, what habits they have (good or bad). I may not approve of their actions, but most the time I honestly feel I don't have the right to comment. I never have the right to judge them as a person. I still have my thoughts at times, but less often and less harsh. I work in a factory where there are many different types of people and it amazes me how if you take the time to get to know people that are different how wonderful it can be and you can love them, even if you don't agree on everything.
I agree!!! Great quote!! My husband can judge people very harshly by their looks or beliefs. I have to remind him that it is not our place to judge, it is gods. Plus it takes way to much energy to judge others!!
great quote - just struggling with hurt - another home school mom is very prudish, legalistic and gossips to others about kids and people she judges as not appropriate sadly her kids are the ones that cuss and act absolutely awful when they get away from her and have done self piercing my son is on her list of the undesirable people cause he has a body piercing and it is just plain hard for me to have a kind heart toward her and well I would send her this quote but she is also judgmental about catholics - so she has not respect for mother teresa because this women is the perfect Christian and of course god checks in with her:roll: she is the type of Christian that makes nonbelievers run fast she just makes me want to cuss great quote really needed funny how god leads us to some peace when we are worked up - internet intervention:angel:
Remember that "Hurt people hurt people" (Will Bowen). This can be a tremedous help when people treat us unkindly. Probably in virtually 100% of the cases the people doing the wounding are wounded themselves. It doesn't make what they are doing right, but it may help us be more compassionate towards them. I know it is that way in my life. I was often jealous of other people because I was insecure and shy. I would often harbor anger towards people who did nothing wrong to me and it would sometimes come out in my behavior.
I was just in a bad place last night. I really have tried to show this women grace but it just hurt a little more last night.
Talllattee, I didn't mean to diminish your pain, your response was normal. It does help though when thinking through the awful things that people can do to each other that those same people are often wounded. I still get very angry when someone wrongs me. I rely on God and His wisdom to forgive them and ask for forgiveness when I act wrong. I also think about things like this, so I can remember that they are doing wrong, but where are they hurt?
