Forming Judgements

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I wanted to share this from daily om because it inspired me. Enjoy.


Most of us understand that when we judge someone, or someone judges us, it is a negative emotional experience. As a result, we naturally want to avoid being judgmental, but this gets confusing when we feel we have to suppress thoughts that could actually be offering us guidance. For example, we may meet someone new and suppress a negative feeling about them, thinking that we don't want to fall into the trap of being judgmental. Later, though, it may turn out that paying attention to that thought could have helped us take care of ourselves or someone else.

It is important to learn to distinguish inner guidance, and having an opinion, from judgment, otherwise we run the risk of not listening to our intuition and not allowing ourselves to form opinions. Inner guidance and opinions both help us to interact more intelligently in the world, so we don't want to throw them out in an effort to avoid being judgmental. Our intuition usually makes itself known to us in a flash, and often has a physical component—a flutter in our stomachs, sweaty palms, or a chill. When we use this information to help us navigate a situation, we always benefit. Similarly, having an opinion about a person or an idea allows us to converse about it in a focused way with intention. Listening to our intuition and forming opinions are both positive outcomes of our ability to interpret the information that comes our way.

When we make a judgment, on the other hand, we attempt to have a final say on whether someone or something is inherently good or bad. Judgments close us down instead of opening us up; opinions have a lighter quality and are amenable to change. Once a judgment has been made, there is no more conversation or consideration, whereas opinions invite further debate. Intuition guides us from moment to moment, but, unlike judgment, never makes a final decree. In other words, it is only healthy to be open to the information we receive and to allow ourselves to process that information. As long as we stay open and fluid, we can trust that we have not fallen prey to the trap of judgment.

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resolve to change your mind and forgive yourself.

The apostle paul says not to compare ourselves with one another for it is not wise. I discovered a long time ago that my standard for success is not yours. God has uniquely designed us with a specific destiny. It is our jobs to seek His face to discover how our lives are to unfold and in what quality. Little is much when God is in it. So many times I know I've toiled for wealth only to find that it did not satisfy or make me happy. If the wealth you seek takes you away from your family, keeps you from your houses of worship, then you are making that an idol. God is still a jealous God and expects us to put him first and then the next order is the family.

I looked over 2009 and yes even the decade and realized that the wealth I have been given far exceeds what i could accumulate here on the earth. The lords prayer is practiced and prayed in our house every day because it is a principle that I want to live my life by. I can testify that God has been more than enough and continues to supply our needs.

I want to encourage you as believers to continue to trust God. He is faithful and true and will deliver in His Time. His grace and mercy carried me through and are yet carrying me through. I praise him in advance for new territory. Time will not permit me to share all of the wonderful things that have taken place in my home this summer and fall. I had to take a brief break from writing but God breathed his breath of inspiration back into me so now it is on. LOL. Be blessed and remember to love somebody.