Saturday, November 17, 2007
"When you point your finger at someone else, three others are pointing back at you." That's pretty much a paraphrase of Romans 1.
I really struggle with not judging others. Really struggle with it. Really really struggle with it.
Frankly, judging others is a part of being in business. You are constantly working to pass judgment on the character of team members, vendors, and customers, and to make appropriate decisions. And, when you tend to be super-analytical (like me), you find yourself passing judgment on others quite often.
There is only one who can truly judge and I need to leave it up to Him. There is something wonderfully freeing in that thought. How much easier my life is if I just concentrate on building relationships and getting the work at hand accomplished? How much easier it is if I "let go" of my worries and judging and attitude and instead just live in the life He has given me?
But yet doing so oh so hard! Someday I will have to answer for my judging of others. That won't be pretty.
I really struggle with not judging others. Really struggle with it. Really really struggle with it.
Frankly, judging others is a part of being in business. You are constantly working to pass judgment on the character of team members, vendors, and customers, and to make appropriate decisions. And, when you tend to be super-analytical (like me), you find yourself passing judgment on others quite often.
There is only one who can truly judge and I need to leave it up to Him. There is something wonderfully freeing in that thought. How much easier my life is if I just concentrate on building relationships and getting the work at hand accomplished? How much easier it is if I "let go" of my worries and judging and attitude and instead just live in the life He has given me?
But yet doing so oh so hard! Someday I will have to answer for my judging of others. That won't be pretty.
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This has been really hard for me, as well. I finally had someone that I trust at church tell me that its only judging if you are cutting them down in order to build yourself up. Otherwise...it's observing.
Try to think of it like that. Try to assess someone at a business level so you are only "noticing" them instead of "judging" them and if you find there is something lacking in them, THEN look for those three fingers that are surely pointing your way.
Interesting way to think about it. Thanks Jules.
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