Restart: Doug Tensen

Orchard Hill Church, Cedar Falls, Iowa

How to live without judging others… Have you ever felt judged by someone? Have you ever judged someone else? How did that work? Judging others rarely helps anyone. Judging is making a negative evaluation of others without standing in solidarity with them. It’s criticizing without caring. So, why do we do it? Two basic reasons: to fix people and to make us feel better about ourselves. Neither end well. Jesus offers a completely different way to help others change, including ourselves. (Luke 7:1-12) First, don’t judge unless you’re prepared to live under that arrangement yourself. It’s not the way to help. Instead, pray for others, persistently. See them through God’s eyes & heart. Let them know that they are not alone. Be willing to walk with & to understand them. Treat others as you would like to be treated, is Jesus’ final word on the matter.