Have you had your JOY JUICE today? Once you start, you will never want to stop!
When we
come to a red octagon-shaped sign as we’re driving, we don’t even have to read
the word……we know we are to STOP.
Why? So that we won’t be pull
into the path of danger; so that we won’t cause an accident; so that no one
will be hurt because of a poor choice.
Are there STOP
signs along the Christian path? You
better believe it! John 7:24 for example: “Stop judging by mere appearances, and make a
right judgment.”
It’s
human nature for us to judge by outward appearances, don’t you think? Yet, I must confess that I often make a wrong
assessment simply because I’ve judged by the outward appearance. I remember one time getting so angry with a
man on an airplane for not helping his wife, who was sitting right beside him
with a crying baby.
“Why is he not
offering to help her?” I sympathized with this poor, tired little mama. The baby continued to fuss until it looked as
if this mother was going to burst out in tears.
I was livid with that daddy for not helping.
It was not
until we got off the airplane and I witnessed this exhausted mommy reuniting
with an eager young man who lovingly took the baby (and tenderly embraced her)
that I understood! The poor guy on the plane was just an innocent passenger who
just happened to get lucky enough to be seated next to mommy and fussy baby!
Frequently we judge by mere appearances and get things so wrong!
STOP
and be determined not to harshly judge…instead bless others by being His vessel
of love and JOY!!
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