Come To Me and Rest

Come to Me and rest. Give your mind a break from its habitual judging. You form judgments about this situation, that situation, this person, that person, yourself, even the weather—as if judging were your main function in life. But I created you first and foremost to know Me and to live in rich communication with Me. When you become preoccupied with passing judgment, you usurp My role.

Relate to Me as creature to Creator, sheep to Shepherd, subject to King, clay to Potter. Allow Me to have My way in your life. Rather than evaluating My ways with you, accept them thankfully. The intimacy I offer you is not an invitation to act as if you were My equal. Worship Me as King of kings while walking hand in hand with Me down the path of Life.

“Do not judge, or you too will be judged.”- MATTHEW 7:1 

“Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.”- JOHN 17:3 

But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? “Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, ‘Why did you make me like this?’” Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for noble purposes and some for common use?- ROMANS 9:20–21 

Which God will bring about in his own time—God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords.- 1 TIMOTHY 6:15

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Judging. We all know that we do it. We judge the child who has dirt all over their face when they come to school in the morning, the speech given by your superior at a meeting, the weather for our vacation trip or the clothes we are going to wear. If we take away all judgement in the world, what type of new society would we be able to live in? Children would not get made fun for their choice of clothes, superiors will not get talked about behind their back, vacation would be full of worry-less moments and getting dressed in the morning would take 2 minutes!

It is impossible to completely eliminate all worry and judging from the world, however we can start with ourselves. If we view God as our creator, the potter of our lives, we should not have to worry or judge about what is yet to come. God can take any given situation and turn it upside down before our eyes. We have no right to judge what God has placed here on this earth. He has a purpose for each and everyone of us that walk on this planet. We do not have to know what that purpose is and we never will, so why take the time to try and prejudge every situation that passes us by? It is a waste of time.

Today's goal will be a challenge. I know that I have problems with prejudging and I am sure the rest of you do as well. But try to catch yourself, remember that when you are judging a situation that God is the one in control of that and you talking about it, worrying, judging, will only lead to you fueling the devil. Be happy for God is in control of every child, boss, weather forecast and decision you make here on this earth.