"You wrestle with the sinners restless heart"

"Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." Matthew 7:1-2


No one likes to be judged, no one likes to be made fun of, and no one likes to be talked about negatively, yet most of our society today always has something negative to say about someone else, always judging, always pointing the finger at someone.
We are brought up in a world that does not live by the word of God. We see magazines telling us about a celebrity's scandal, exagerating the truth, and even saying negative feedback about them just to sell the magazines. We see television shows... the ones like "the soup" and comedy shows who focus mainly on judging people and making fun of them, whether it's for their race, their sexuality, or for something they have done in the past. What gives people the right to do that?

What makes it okay?
Not only does this happen on tv shows, and in magazines, but it happens in every day life.
Is it because some get people paid, because people laugh at their jokes, because it makes them feel accepted, what is it that makes them think that it is okay to be judgemental?

If you think about it, the act of judging is a form of pride because ultimatly it is saying to God that you think you are better then others and, like it says in James 4:6, "God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble."
Because God opposes the proud so much, why would you want to judge anyone? why would you want to make Him angry or upset over something that you can control?

Hebrews 12:14-15 says, "Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will ever see the Lord. See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many."

Judging people is not living in peace and staying holy to the Lord.
Bitterness is like envy and jealousy, and James 3:14-16 says,
"But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. Such "wisdom" does not come down from Heaven but is earthly, unspirtual, demonic. For where you have envy and self ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice."
Why would you want to have earthly feelings such as bitterness or envy or jealousy?

Why wouldn't you want to live like 1Corinthians 13:4-7 where "Love is patient, love is kind. it does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres."

You cannot love like Jesus does and walk in the light if you are constantly judging others, being envious of them, being prideful!