Judging, Gossiping, Rudness

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Hi..Family and friends....
Good Morning from India....
God speaks in ways that are amazing..
This morning I read this poem and was so..blessed..
I learnt a valuable lesson...



Today, if someone is rude or impatient
I will continue to maintain a healthy relation
Today, if someone discriminates
I will not engage him in a debate

Today, if I come across fair weathered friends
I will treat them as past tense
In my heart, I will silently ask God to bless those who are insincere
Even though their hurtful actions bring to my eyes many a tear

Today, if someone spreads gossip or slander
I will stretch out my hand to him like a brother
For today, I will not strike back or retaliate
For in God, I have full faith

Today, I will share the sorrow of any individual
For today, I yearn to find ways to make this a better world
Today, I will forgive any hurts or injuries that come my way
For today, I must make someone's day

Today, I will give them my smile, my support
Even though, in the past, my kindness, many forgot
Today, I will praise the Lord with all my heart and soul
For His mighty hand can create miracles, the bible has told

Today, I will thank God for the food on my plate
And ask that he always keep me in a healthy state
Today, is a so special to me and my wife
Because for 27 years, Doris, you have given me such a fulfilling life
Sincerely,
Raymond Anthony Fernando
.copyright raymondfernando





Isn't that good??
How often we listen to stories about people and pass it on to others
without even trying to find out the fact.
How many hearts we may have wounded by spreading false rumours without
stopping by to find out if the message we heard was true.
How many hearts we broke because we choose to listen to the "lie" of
the enemy.
There are some out there who have been hurt and abused.


Their life has a story we are not aware of.
We have not walked their path so we really don't know the facts.
Instead of reaching out to help we are quick to judge and label.
It's sad...
Sometimes we so easily pass judgement on those who serve God, preach
His word, our friends and those around us.
Let's not be quick to judge people by what we see and hear, for it may
not be what we think it is!
If you have doubt someone is doing something wrong it's very important
we find out the exact truth.
It's better to talk to the people concerned.
For our eyes and ears may deceive us...!
That's why in


Prov 25:7b & 8a it's said.."....what you've seen with your eyes do
not bring hastily to court....."


Mat 7:1, says,"Judge not that ye may not be judged."


1 Cor 4:5,"Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time...wait
till the Lord comes....HE WILL BRING TO LIGHT WHAT IS HIDDEN IN
DARKNESS & WILL EXPOSE THE MOTIVES OF MEN'S HEART......."


Mark 9:38 "Teacher," said John, "we saw a man driving out demons in
your name and we told him to stop, because he was not one of us."
39"Do not stop him," Jesus said. "No one who does a miracle in my
name can in the next moment say anything bad about me,
40for whoever is not against us is for us.


Phlippians 1: 15 "It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and
rivalry, but others out of goodwill. 16The latter do so in love,
knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel.
17The former preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely,
supposing that they can stir up trouble for me while I am in chains.
18 But what does it matter? The important thing is that in every way,
whether from false motives or true, Christ is preached. And because of
this I rejoice."


Let us continue to love God & all men, pray for those who mistreat us
& fail to understand our motives & do what God has called us to do
faithfully.


Even Jesus did not accuse the people who persecuted Him & spoke ill of
him, but said,
"Father forgive Him for they know not what they do."


So in future let's think twice before we accuse a fellow brother or
sister. Our false judgement and accusation can end up as a costly blow
to that person for no fault of his/hers.


Even if they are struggling with sin we need to see how we can help
them get out of the enemy's snare.
We can pray with them and for them.


But if some one keeps sinning repeatedly,we ought to warn him!!!!


We need to be careful not to talk about and uncover past sins or
mistakes of our fellow believers which Jesus had forgiven and
forgotten long back.


Let's think thrice before we act.!
Let God's love rule our heart..at all times.


"Lord give us your love in our hearts to love everyone like you loved,
to pray for those who persecute us, not be quick to judge others as we
may not really know what the truth is.
Love you Lord,
In Jesus Name,
Amen!"


God Bless each of you.......
YSIC,
Julia

SLANDER, GOSSIP
A malicious or loose tongue is the cause of much evil in the world.
Since talk can cause damage to others and to oneself, one's words
should be weighed carefully.
The crime of bearing false witness in a court of law is singled out in
the Ten Commandments as a specially grievous sin, since its
consequences for the unjustly accused are so dire. In the ancient
Mesopotamian law code of Hammurabi, a witness who falsely accused
another of a crime was liable, if his perjury were uncovered, to a
punishment identical to that for the crime which he laid upon the
innocent party. Beyond the court of law, there are many other
situations where a person is asked about some event or about the
behavior of others. These are opportunities either to be truthful, or
to bear false witness and cause others injury by damaging their
reputations, sowing discord and mistrust between husband and wife or
between friends, or even falsely implicating them in crimes.
Furthermore, much damage can come from words said without careful
deliberation and from tales repeated to others without first
ascertaining whether they are true.

One should be aware of the character and mind of the person to whom
the words are said. Also, harsh and foul speech, cursing and reviling
others, can lead to fighting and violence.
Exodus 20.16 "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor."


A GOSSIP
As the wind blows spreading air around,
gossips also chatter spreading slanderous news around.
Gossips take unconscious pleasure
in others' misery.
But behind most gossips
is a troubled mind
hiding its own misery.


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