Love Instead of Judge

Message/Experiment of the Week:

Here's an experiment called "Love Instead of Judge." Next time you are out in public pay attention to your thoughts about other people and yourself and see how often they are judgmental. I think you may realize that you are human and that you have more judgmental thoughts than you think. 🙂 Also, pay attention to how many loving thoughts you have about yourself and others. How would it be if we just loved and instead of judged like the Bible teaches "Judge not, that ye be not judged" (Matthew 7:1)?

There may be times when we will need to set/enforce boundaries and correct people (like our kids 🙂), but usually loving instead of judging will be the best policy because it will foster love for ourselves and others. As we love ourselves and others more within proper boundaries it will lead to more corrective actions in our lives and the lives of others because where love is lives blossom.

Here is what spiritual leader Dieter F. Uchtdorf had to say about this topic in his talk The Merciful Obtain Mercy:

"This topic of judging others could actually be taught in a two-word sermon. When it comes to hating, gossiping, ignoring, ridiculing, holding grudges, or wanting to cause harm, please apply the following: Stop it! It’s that simple. We simply have to stop judging others and replace judgmental thoughts and feelings with a heart full of love for God and His children. God is our Father. We are His children. We are all brothers and sisters. I don’t know exactly how to articulate this point of not judging others with sufficient eloquence, passion, and persuasion to make it stick. I can quote scripture, I can try to expound doctrine, and I will even quote a bumper sticker I recently saw. It was attached to the back of a car whose driver appeared to be a little rough around the edges, but the words on the sticker taught an insightful lesson. It read, “Don’t judge me because I sin differently than you.” We must recognize that we are all imperfect—that we are beggars before God. Haven’t we all, at one time or another, meekly approached the mercy seat and pleaded for grace? Haven’t we wished with all the energy of our souls for mercy—to be forgiven for the mistakes we have made and the sins we have committed? Because we all depend on the mercy of God, how can we deny to others any measure of the grace we so desperately desire for ourselves? My beloved brothers and sisters, should we not forgive as we wish to be forgiven?"

Quote of the Week:

“There is a power in love that the world has not discovered yet.” Martin Luther King Jr.

Questions of the Week:

Who do you judge the most and why? Who do you love the most and why?

Video of the Week:

“Love is life, and life is love”: https://youtu.be/aUxRrOTfCxk