Thoughts From a Random Mind

                  As much as we are not supposed to judge others, I find myself doing so quite frequently. How about you? The reason God needs to be the sole judge and not me or you and anyone else is that we act and react based on our emotions at the time. God is the ultimate example of what is fair and just. He will never discipline in anger or judge based on physical appearance, behavioral attitude or ideology*. He is the perfect one to judge all peoples. He is influenced by nothing but his deep abiding love for each one of us. Take note, God doesn’t have corporate love for the entirety of humanity, but rather individual love for each person in his creation. We were all created with a unique qualities and behavioral characteristics. How we utilize those qualities and traits will determine what we do, don’t do and where we end up in this life.

            We willingly serve a deity that always has our best interests at heart. No matter what our reality may appear to be, things will always work out for our benefit in the end because we have relied on the Lord. Regardless of your situation God is with you and standing at the end of it all at the same time. His presence is ubiquitous, as in; the Lord is all places at the same instant. That’s nearly impossible to wrap your mind around, but it’s true. That is a faith issue because it is scientifically and logically impossible to understand, let alone prove. Faith, simply put, believes in something or someone without understanding or experiencing it with our senses. 

            Former Christians are now tools of the enemy to cause strife and division amongst the brethren. We aren’t to judge, but pray and show mercy in love. It’s not all that easy, especially with family. The temptation can be to write the person off in favor of loyalty to God. That seems like a selfish, simple way of dealing with an uncomfortable situation. Steer clear of the apostates if you feel you must, but never stop praying for them to come back to the Lord. In the end God MUST come first in spite of our propensity to please others. It’s so much easier to go along with someone you may be at odds with then invite a possible conflict. We need to come to grips with the fact that we may need to risk every worldly thing dear to us. That results in our Spirit man being nourished and our maturation as a believer beginning to take off.

            Until next time, walk with the King and be a blessing. rlkeller

* a set of beliefs