That Judgment Thing Again
I hate to keep harping on the same thing over and over again, but why do people judge others so quickly these days? Is it my perception changing or is it getting worse? It seems that more and more everyone is quick to have an opinion about this or that, yet they only have a limited amount of knowledge about the person or situation on which they are passing judgment.
“When Jesus told us not to judge (Matthew 7:1), He was telling us not to judge hypocritically. Matthew 7:2-5 declares, “For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.” What Jesus was condemning here was hypocritical, self-righteous judgments of others.”
Do we really need any other guidance than that? How about we all take a step back and naturally assume the other person has good intentions, then confront them directly with any issues we may have with them. Would anyone be on a field coaching, umpiring, volunteering on the board, or working concessions with ill intent? Of course, but rarely, very rarely. 99.9% of Little League volunteers are well intentioned, how about we treat them with respect and forgo judgment based on hearsay or small amounts of information we have compiled? Wouldn’t the field be a much better place then?
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