Blinding flash of the obvious: I will never be free of judgments as long as I continue to personalize anything. Even if/as/when I am snubbed, publicly scorned, humiliated by name, I can, with God's grace, not take that personally and not think of it again.
I know this is possible because my BFO just told me so, plus the Sermon teaches it...turn the other cheek, agree with your adversary quickly, resist not evil...all the how-tos for not taking anything personally.
I talk to God often about my judgmental mind...as in how to get shut of it. I heard a long time ago that we need to judge people in order to know if we're sticking with a "winner" or a "loser." My reasoning mind liked that...a lot.
But common sense knows that there is a difference between a judgmental mind and a discerning mind. A judgmental mind puts a price on its own perceptions...buying them for use later; a discerning mind simply understands and lets stand its perceptions without a lot of mental racket...knowing God will fill it in as needed.
It's hard to accept but nothing is personal to us. Nothing. Unless we chose to believe it is and then act or react as if it is...thus staying in our reasoning mind.
Depersonalizing is all about looking out at our own life through God's eyes...from love to love.
Thank you.
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