The Plank in My Own Eye

I know I'm off the sleep schedule topic right now, but I want to jump to faith for this blog post, and then we will be back to sleep logs with the next post.

I have been working on a blog post for awhile now which I titled "Something doesn't feel right in modern religious feminism". I kept going back and adding, deleting or changing things, and it never felt like it was getting my point across just the way I wanted it to. Well, this morning as I was trying to finish it so I could post it today, I realized something....who am I to write that post. As I re-read the blog, it was seriously bashing people who I don't even know. That was not my intent. My intent was to show why I don't agree with tactics, executions, or even the base principles of the movement. Instead I just was saying everything that was wrong with the movement and those involved in it.

That is why you will never see that post. In fact, it has been deleted, and this is replacing it.

Instead, I want to share this scripture, Matthew 7:1-4 (KJV):

"1 ^aJudge not, that ye be not ^bjudged.
 2 For with what ^ajudgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what ^bmeasure ye mete, it shall be ^cmeasured to you again.
 3 ^aAnd why beholdest thou the ^bmote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the ^cbeam that is in thine own eye?
 4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?"

We (especially me) need to remember that we don't know our brothers' or sisters' hearts. We don't know their circumstances. We are not meant to judge, no matter what the issue. We know what we believe, and we are to share what we believe, but we are NOT to condemn others. Only Heavenly Father in all of his infinite wisdom and mercy has that right.

Thanks for letting me post a reminder to myself more than anything. And always remember, your Heavenly Father knows you and loves you. Jesus Christ not only died for you, but he suffered everything you will ever suffer. He is there for you when you are struggling or need someone to lean on. He is the perfect example for us to strive to be, especially as a friend. I love you all!