Soooo... I'm giving this whole blog thing a try. I'm not actually good at writing, but I'm willing to give blogging a shot [we'll see how this goes]. I thought to myself what better time than now, especially since it's summer and I'm not taking classes at the moment. Summer also gives me the time to do things like bring out old Taylor Swift cds and listen to them on shuffle in my room [and while in the shower, of course]. The song "Ours" came on and the lyric where Taylor sings out in her high-pitched voice, "people throw rocks at things that shine," got me thinking. This line has always stood out to me, but even more so tonight with the controversy of Bruce Jenner's 'sex-change' all over Facebook. While seeing nasty comments online about Bruce Jenner made me feel sad. Initially, I was skeptical about this matter myself, but after some thinking, I came to realize that everyone just wants to be accepted for who they are [including the now Caitlyn Jenner]. I am in no position to judge.
I've heard many, many times throughout my 20 years of life that people put others down in order to make themselves feel better. And this happens to be so true whether you'd like to admit it or not. I am 100% guilty of judging others at times due to aspects ranging anywhere from appearance ("oh, she wears waaay too much makeup") to personal possessions ("wow, so & so has the latest and greatest iphone"). A majority of the time, I have ABSOLUTELY NO right to judge because I do not personally even know the person I am judging. It seems so easy just to jump to conclusions, but you don't really know who a person is judging from these things. They are more than the makeup they may be 'hiding' behind or the latest iphone they text away at 102 mph. In the moment, I may not always feel guilty about making judgments, but usually afterwards it'll hit me and I'll feel quite bad about it.
Each and every one of us is fearfully and wonderfully made by a God who loves us all. Everyone is worthy of being loved in the eyes of the Lord. We, like the Lord, should do just that and show LOVE to others. After all, this world could sure use a whole lot more of it. [P.S. Jesus even calls us to love one another in John 13:34-35.]
Concluding this post, I encourage others [including myself] to take a step back and think the next time you decide to make a quick judgement about someone. We should ask ourselves questions like "Is this really necessary to say?" and "Do I really know that this is true or am I just assuming?"
Short and sweet reminder: showing love to others can go a tremendous way and typically makes us feel even better about ourselves [and not feel guilty about being judgey and putting others down]. Just keep in mind that it's worth it in the long run to refrain from judgmental remarks [love>>>>negative judgments]. Leave the judging up to the actual judges/lawyers while they are deciding upon a verdict in a court case.
until next time,
Lauren
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