“We can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own pain and renunciation. It's one thing to feel that you are on the right path, but it's another to think that yours is the only path.”



Paulo Coelho


“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye.


Matthew 7:1-5


I found these quotes online and the bible verse is on my fridge. THey remind me every time I look at them that who am I to judge someone, especiially without knowing the motives behind there actions? I can get upset about something someone does OR says about me or my actions but why? Everyone is so willing to judge someone else, yet they don't even know the reason someone does something? They assume that there actions are the right ones!? I am not saying I am anywhere near never judging anyone, becuase I know I do sometimes, but everytime I do I need to look at it and maybe try to see history, motives and whatever else there is behind someones actions. Mean words hurt whether you admit it or not, and everyones automatic action is to lash out and hurts whoever offended them, but maybe if we take everything people say and do with a grain of salt, or not listen to it at all, or even give that person a chance to explain why they did what they did or said what they said, maybe they misunderstood something you said or did and got upset, and lashed ouut in revenge. Seriously there are tons of possible outcomes!
Maybe you and whoever will never see eye to eye, maybe there are just hateful, miserable, small-minded people in the world that have no exccuse for what they do, but its not our place to accuse or punish them, pray for them, hope that they find the hapiness in there life that they need, and live your amazing life with your kids, and hubby or whoever makes you happy!!!!

~~**AFternoon reading~~**



Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car."


"Knowledge is realizing that the street is one-way, wisdom is looking both directions anyway"


Love the moment. Flowers grow out of dark moments. Therefore, each moment is vital. It affects the whole. Life is a succession of such moments and to live each, is to succeed.
 
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle
 
Are we to love only those who deserve our love? Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven.


- Matthew 5:43-45

People are unreasonable, illogical and self-centered.


Love them anyway.

If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives.

Do good anyway.

If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.

Succeed anyway.

The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.

Do good anyway.

Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.

Be honest and frank anyway.

The biggest person with the biggest ideas can be

shot down by the smallest person with the smallest mind.

Think big anyway.

What you spend years building may

be destroyed overnight.

Build anyway.

People really need help but may attack if you help them.

Help people anyway.

Give the world the best you have

and you might get kicked in the teeth.

Give the world the best you've got anyway.

- Anonymous

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love, but the greatest of these is love.


- I Corinthians, chapter 13



The entire law is summed up in a single command, "Love your neighbor as yourself."

- Galatians 5:14 (NIV)