W06 Insight Sharing - Judge not

John 8:7-12
7 So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.
8 And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.
9 And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
10 When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?
11 She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.
12 ¶ Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the alight of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

I should not judge others for what I perceive as sins as we are all sinners and should not judge 

It is not always easy to not judge others. But we do not know what other people’s stories are, they do not know ours. It is so easy for us to look at someone and make our own assumptions about who they are and what is happening in their life. Jesus made it very clear when he said, “He that is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone”, so who are we to judge another person’s life. In the April 2010 conference talk by Gregory A. Schwitzer of the Second Quorum of the Seventy tell of a time when was a young physician and learned a great lesson about making quick judgments. “While I was working a midnight shift in an emergency department, a young man and his wife came in because she was suffering some severe pain. From their dress and hygiene, it was easy to see that theirs had been a rough life. His hair was ill kempt and very long. Their clothing had not been washed for some time, and the effects of a rough life were written on both of their faces.

 After an examination, I sat down with him to explain the problem and discuss the treatment. This man looked at me with a deep clarity of love that is rarely experienced and asked with all the love of a caring husband, “Doctor, will my dear wife be all right?” At that moment, I felt the Spirit testify that he was a child of God and saw in his eyes the evidence of the Savior. This man truly projected love for another, and I had misjudged him. It was a lesson that left a lasting impression.” Like the saying goes “you can’t judge a book by its cover.”  

Becoming like Christ: This week my goal was to not react if someone was irritating me. I think I must have done ok, because I don't remember anyone irritating me. Which is a good thing. But I will be starting back to going into the office to work in a couple weeks, and we will see how it goes then. But I will say a prayer before I go in and hope I can just let that stuff roll off my back.