Matt 7:2 “Do not judge, lest you should be judged.”
This morning I had to get my oldest to his team bus before they left for a meet. At bedtime last night, after promising McD’s if he’d get on up and out, I realized his running shoes were in my classroom, which meant they had to be retrieved before we made it to the bus. And the drive-thru line was moving at a sloth-like pace. And the lady who ordered AFTER me in the other drive-thru lane did NOT let me into the queue first, as etiquette dictates. So when I saw her church magnet on the back of her car, I had some not-too-Christian thoughts about the state of her relationship with Jesus in light of her cutting me off in line. Jesus, Help me.
Heb 13:1 Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters.
I saw a 3D bar graph yesterday on social media: Sin as humans see it, reaching like skyscrapers into the city skyline, bigger sins being, obviously, taller, and sin as God sees it, from the top, exactly the same, all barriers to an intimate relationship to Him. This morning, as my son was disembarking, on time, to board the bus, it hit me how much of a barrier MY attitude had just been. I was stressed, worried about getting everything accomplished before time to be at the bus, and MY attitude, so far from loving and charitable, caused a huge barrier between me and my Savior. Jesus, Help me!
Heb 13:3 Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.
Lord, Thank You for this day, for this scripture, for the reminder that I need to make sure MY heart, MY attitude are right, regardless of how others are acting. You want all of Your beloved children to share a close relationship with You. Help me to live and love in such a way, even in times of stress, that I don’t hinder that intimacy. Draw me closer. Amen.
Luke 6:37 …Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
Have a blessed day.
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