Judy Mathews

"Do not be discouraged by those who seek to pass judgement on your soul Jesus Christ.

Have you over felt like you were being unfairly judged? this someone formulated an opinion about you without knowing all the facts? or have you felt as though you were completely misunderstood by friends, co-workers or even family members? I can tell you from experience. It's tough.

You feel as though you were defenceless; as if you are at the mercy of other people's reactions. And it can thus cause us to react in many ways. Some people get angry and confront their accusers. They want to clear their name and uphold their reputation. Others become selfconscious and hide away from people altogether because they think at what is said about them might be true. And still others take a step back, ask themselves “is there a shred of truth to the accusations levelled against them” and then act accordingly with poise and patience. I’ll admit that the third reaction is hard to practice.

But I am not here to say one response is better than the other. No, not at all. It all depends upon the circumstances. Sometimes it is right to “fight back” in a Christian way and clarify the misunderstandings of the person, in another situation, it is better to ignore completely and walk away . And many a time it is better to ask guidance from God that we may personify or show Christ-like qualities towards men.

The reason I am writing this is that being christians we are often being judged and blamed by the people around us. Usually by those that confront us at our worst situations and try to understand our personality from the little things they pick up. They view our confidence in God as arrogance and take our sense of humour as sarcasm and our strong will determination as stubbornness. Based on that they feel, have they the right to formulate bad opinions about us.

As we hear such accusation let us put all our grief at the feet of God and look to His face. For His word says, ‘they that looked unto Him were radiant and their faces were never put to shame’ oh what a wonderful divine promise that had been given us. Come on friends, praise God for that. And let us ask Him to change us. Christians should personify the characters of Christ in their life.

If we are not displaying Christ like qualities in our life and around us then, dear friend, you are encouraging negative or devilish characters in you.

I don’t mind being judged because all it does is to make me realise that I need to be changed to become a better christian.

Therefore friends, let God take control over your life as well-as the evil people “FOR VENGENENCE IS MINE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY"