For Real!

Man, it's hard to do what Jesus says. If people actually start doing it - like loving their enemies and not judging others and stuff - I'm pretty sure the world will change. It's especially hard not to judge other people. OK, it's hard to love your enemies, too. It's just so much easier to hate people who make you mad and it's easier to think they're worse than you because of the way they talk, act, treat people, etc. There's always that voice in your head that's sizing people up.

The problem is sometimes that voice gets turned on yourself. Jesus is right (again) when he says that the same measuring stick you use to size other people up is used against you. It's hard to live up to the standard to which I, a lot of times, hold other people. Maybe I should think about that next time I try assuming stuff about other people, their intentions and their motives.