Who is your judge?!?!?!!

I am convinced that people think they sit higher on the throne than God. Maybe they don’t even realize that they're attempting to take on the role of God when they sit in the judge’s seat. 

In John 8:1-11 a woman is caught in the act of adultery (sex between a married person and someone who is not that person's wife or husband) and the teachers of the law and the Pharisees (church people ) takes her to Jesus for judgment.

  

I can so relate to this scenario for my own personal life. When I became a stripper the word got around like the morning sunshine. Everybody wanted to witness it and had something to say. When my sin and shortcomings came to the light my video, and  leaving my kids to get money (during the time I was being trafficked by my pimp)  like the Pharisees and the teachers of the law they took it all to court for the judge to sentence me. In John 8 the people brought the adulterous woman to Jesus for judgment. People took my shortcomings and poor choices to the light and judged me according to their rules and "hood principles". They labeled and totally disregarded my humanness in all of my actions. They didn’t drag me to God they took it all to social media for more people to witness and ridicule me.

Has social media become the court in your life where you get to be the judge of other people? 

Is someone dragging your sin and throwing stones at you?

 Maybe the enemy is taunting you in your thoughts and bringing up old past sins and bringing condemnation on you and you find yourself having difficulty just enjoying life as it is today?

I’m here to spread the Good News to you!!!!!!

Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger in the dirt. They kept at him, badgering him. He straightened up and said, “The sinless one among you, go first: Throw the stone.”

When I heard and saw how people ridiculed me I was devastated even more about the choices I had made. It hurt so bad that I used it as ammunition to continue to self-sabotage and wallow in my sin. I know I needed help but I couldn't go to these people for help they wanted to stone me. I know I was lost but going to ''church'' was the last thing on my mind. During that time I had friends, family members, and I allowed my itching ears to listen to music that glorified my new way of living so I continued living in that wreck less cycle for 2 1/2 years. Even though internally I wanted out and desired more. I was hopeless. I became my own judge and I allowed people to be the judge in my life as well.

Then one day I turned away and looked to God as my judge and surrendered to him. Just like the adulterous woman in John 8 Jesus became my defense attorney! God slammed the gavel and I stand REDEEMED!

Hearing that, they walked away, one after another, beginning with the oldest. The woman was left alone. Jesus stood up and spoke to her. “Woman, where are they? Does no one condemn you?”

“No one, Master.”

“Neither do I,” said Jesus. “Go on your way. From now on, don’t sin.”

 

 

 

 

 

Although you can Google and easily go back and remember my yesterday along side it all from this day forward is the stamp on my documents that says REDEEMED! Because of Gods love for me I can live on. 

     

That didn’t come without me first submitting to the real GOD not people. Like the woman in John 8 maybe the people are pointing you out your flaws oblivious to that the fact that we serve an ALL knowing GOD. Even though their sins may not be obvious for all of us to see our true judge GOD sees and knows it all. Like me your sin may be on public display and “people” have chosen to be your judge. That’s okay let them talk.

     

 

It’s time for you to take Gods hand of grace and mercy. It’s time to shed tears of freedom and growing pains. No more shame, guilt, and condemnation. New life. New day.

I am not embracing sin. This is not me acting as though I’ve never judged and misunderstood someone else’s shortcomings. I’m guilty too. This is me coming with a PSA to remind us that WE ARE ALL FALLEN and need a Savior to redeem us. The laws of life, the rules on your job, church folks rules, your culture or environment standards, principles, and expectations can all overwhelm you and be of influence to condemning you. The fact remains that none of us really needs someone who is just as imperfect as us to expose or tear you down. Save it for the real judge, GOD.

     

 

   

Don’t get me wrong you can speak the truth in “LOVE”

LOVE is KIND, PATIENT; it always PROTECTS, always TRUSTS, always HOPES, and always PERSEVERES.

Ask yourself when you feel the need to speak on someone else’s shortcomings is this in LOVE or in JUDGE?

When you judge someone you bring a sense of hopelessness to that person. 

There is always room for change and redemption for ALL of us.

Are your words bringing hope to the situation or hopelessness?

In the end I’ve learned that being a judge puts the judge into self-condemnation anyway. Although being the judge may feel good at the moment secretly it hurts in places where only God can see. I know in my own life when I’ve taken on the role of judging someone and even being my own judge I find myself secretly not feeling so great about myself. Just like the teachers of the law and the Pharisees in John 8 intended to stone the adulterous woman to everyone’s surprise including her own she was set FREE. They were left to ponder on their own sin and stood condemned. No one was bold enough to admit their own reality and sin because they chose the law over the grace and mercy of Jesus.

That’s the God I want to serve any day over people!

If I was there back then I would of yelled out, “Save me too.” And Truth be told it hurts more to walk in the secret shame than it does to just come clean with God and live by faith.

So you don’t give up and don’t give people that power and authority over your life. Turn to God and allow him to be your only judge. 

“I decree and declare that I will allow God to be the only judge in my life. I will speak the truth “in love” and not “in judge.”

 

 

Blessings