Rock Throwing
You’ve heard of that say, “People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw rocks”. Duh. This is a famous metaphor about judging others. There are many passages in the Bible especially in the Gospels where Jesus talks about judging others like in the Sermon on the Mount. But I think a lot of people take for instance Matthew 7 out of context.
When people read, “Do not judge...” people make an assumption that no one has the right to say anything to anyone even if bothers them. Basically, you can’t say anything to anyone especially if you’re a Christian because they’ll think that your being judgmental.
Yes, of course, we don’t have any right to judge others by our own sinful judgments. All of us Christian and non-Christians at one time or another are hypocrites. We’ll say one thing and yet do another. No one is faultless; no one is so spot on correct all the time that they can judge everyone. So, I see myself and others living a life of broken glass in their lives.
The Bible is very clear that we should keep accountable to other brothers and sisters in Christ, other believers but not to non-believers, we should hold our tongues and stop our criticisms toward them. I know it’s hard, very hard to stop thinking negatively toward my neighbor who smokes weed all the time. Rather than judging him, maybe I should reach out and get to know him.
There’s probably a reason why he’s doing that all the time. Yeah, probably he’s addicted to it, but maybe also he’s hiding a deep pain or problem in his life, and he thinks that weed will help him forget for a short period of time. So, rather than judging him, i should pray for him. And one of these days reach out to him. If he’s addicted to weed, I ask myself, “Am I addicted to something else like my road rage or my pride sometimes”.
I don’t want people looking in my life and seeing broken glass everywhere, but I want them to see clearly in my life and see my Savior living in it. So, if you’re a Christian, is there broken glass in your life or is it hole free?