Luke 6:37 - 38
Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
God doesn't want us to judge and condemn but to forgive and give. The results of doing this will be blessing for us. What standard we use will be used to measure us.
Forgiveness and giving to others should be my focus. If I am forgiving and giving, I won't have space in my brain left for judging and condemning. I will be thinking about others, not myself. I want to trade in my tendency to judge others replacing it with forgiving and giving to them. I want to look at others with the same love I want them to look at me with. It goes back to treating others as I want to be treated. Loving others is the heart of what Jesus is about.
Lord, help me to love, really love others. To see them as you see them. To forgive them for harsh words, bad choices. To give them acceptance and understanding, compassion and love. Change my mind to love. Teach me more of the depths of your love.
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