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Only God Can Judge Me

                                                         

As I was searching pictures on the Internet about God's love, I came across  an image that stated "Only God Can Judge Me". This picture made me think ....What if God were not the forgiving God that He is and judged me with unforgiving eyes. Would He be proud of my thoughts, actions, words, disposition, etc. or would He shake his head at the things He sees?

So I searched the phrase online and found so many pictures of tattoos, with praying hands, crucifixes and fancy writing like the one above. The next thing that came to mind about ME was COP OUT. Do I say the phrase often...no, have I ever said it...yes. The truth is that this statement is used everyday to justify our wrongs or to dispute the corrections given by others. Sometimes we don't want to hear the truth even when it's what we need to hear.

The reason why I say it's a cop out: if we really believed in the statement, a lot of the things we do in life would be done differently. This was not an ah ha moment to make me say I must be perfect, but to acknowledge the fact that sometimes I don't act as if He's watching my every move & thought. This was a moment to reflect, acknowledge and choose to do better, because He does judge me. He judges with a kind and forgiving heart, because He loves me; not so that I can take His kindness for granted. God judges this way so that I can draw close to Him and live out His same level of kindness and forgiveness, towards others.

It is also here that I witness and acknowledge his grace and mercy over my life. When the thought of "Only God Can Judge Me" comes to mind, it is in that moment where it would serve us better to judge ourselves. Ask God to help you examine the that you do that may not be pleasing to him and allow him to help you improve in that area.

 For if we searchingly examined ourselves [detecting our shortcomings and recognizing our own condition], we should not be judged and penalty decreed [by the divine judgment]. (1 Corinthians 11:31 AMP)

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R.T. ~The light that shines through~

© 2013, Robin I. Taylor. All rights reserved. Originally published at
http://radianttransparency.blogspot.com
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