Being humble is the most important thing to have to prevent us from being self-righteous; knowing that Jesus should be the center of our lives. We have to be mindful of peoples' situation and where they're coming from before we start judging others. I think that constantly being self-aware could help with this issue as it reminds us that we're not perfect ourselves.
One of the first initials steps is to have the self-realization that you’re putting yourself on a high horse and bringing your own sense of “judgment” towards others. Rather we should do the opposite and throw away this pride that we have and ask for humbleness. And that we may walk in our daily lives with said humbleness. We never give the time or thought to check our hearts and see where we are at, and I think we should do a better job of doing that. We should always try and make the genuine effort of reminding ourselves the type of person Jesus was and do what we can do emmaulate him. That we may try to follow…
Question 1: One of the answers is: Devotion to private prayer. It’s very easy to go through the motions from church, or want to do things out of wanting to please others. But a lack of prayer coupled with working hard, is how we can easily lose sight of the why. Its in prayer that I personally can spend time connecting with God, and am often reminded of the why. To add to my prayer life, I will set aside intentional prayer times, during my lunch breaks this week and the next.
Growing up, I felt a lot of pressure to act like a "good Christian" as a pastor's kid. I would pay careful attention to the way I interacted with others, like being obedient towards my teachers, watching my language, respecting my elders; overall making sure that I did a good job of doing what seemed right. But as much as I was able to keep up with this image of being good, this desire came rather from my internal need to be accepted and approved by others. Because I was more concerned about how I looked to others, my heart was far from the One that already approved me through His Son. I still grapple with these outward…
We can guard against becoming self-righteous and critical of others by reminding ourselves of humility and being humble. God showed us first of his kindness that lead to us being given a second chance to repent. Understanding this act that came from love rather than judgement, we need to extend our grace and patience to others. As we read throughout the New Testament, we see how Jesus taught and showed us true humility and grace. I hope that I can be able to be slow to criticize and judge others, replacing it with encouragement instead.
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Being humble is the most important thing to have to prevent us from being self-righteous; knowing that Jesus should be the center of our lives. We have to be mindful of peoples' situation and where they're coming from before we start judging others. I think that constantly being self-aware could help with this issue as it reminds us that we're not perfect ourselves.
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One of the first initials steps is to have the self-realization that you’re putting yourself on a high horse and bringing your own sense of “judgment” towards others. Rather we should do the opposite and throw away this pride that we have and ask for humbleness. And that we may walk in our daily lives with said humbleness. We never give the time or thought to check our hearts and see where we are at, and I think we should do a better job of doing that. We should always try and make the genuine effort of reminding ourselves the type of person Jesus was and do what we can do emmaulate him. That we may try to follow…
Question 1: One of the answers is: Devotion to private prayer. It’s very easy to go through the motions from church, or want to do things out of wanting to please others. But a lack of prayer coupled with working hard, is how we can easily lose sight of the why. Its in prayer that I personally can spend time connecting with God, and am often reminded of the why. To add to my prayer life, I will set aside intentional prayer times, during my lunch breaks this week and the next.
Question 3
Growing up, I felt a lot of pressure to act like a "good Christian" as a pastor's kid. I would pay careful attention to the way I interacted with others, like being obedient towards my teachers, watching my language, respecting my elders; overall making sure that I did a good job of doing what seemed right. But as much as I was able to keep up with this image of being good, this desire came rather from my internal need to be accepted and approved by others. Because I was more concerned about how I looked to others, my heart was far from the One that already approved me through His Son. I still grapple with these outward…
Question 2
We can guard against becoming self-righteous and critical of others by reminding ourselves of humility and being humble. God showed us first of his kindness that lead to us being given a second chance to repent. Understanding this act that came from love rather than judgement, we need to extend our grace and patience to others. As we read throughout the New Testament, we see how Jesus taught and showed us true humility and grace. I hope that I can be able to be slow to criticize and judge others, replacing it with encouragement instead.