Stop judging people based on the titles and statuses they do and do not have, or do not have yet:
Paul was a murderer, and he specifically murdered Christians—but God chose Paul to become an Apostle!
In Paul's singleness—God used Paul to give instructions and advice on marriage!
David was not a giant—but God used David to slay Goliath, a giant!
Mary was a virgin—but God chose Mary to become pregnant (giving birth to our LORD and Savior, Jesus Christ)!
Moses was not good with words—but God called Moses to be a leader, to free God's people from slavery, and God also used Moses to deliver to us some of the most read and vital words in the world: the Ten Commandments!
Jesus Christ did not have MANY titles—but He instructs on ALL things!
Also, stop judging people by how they appear:
One day, I had someone not believe that the LORD had a warning
for me to deliver to them . . . ONLY because of my physical appearance. The
Holy Spirit let me know this. He actually had me to let this person know that
they were judging me and also why they were doing so: They were speechless,
clearly shocked that I knew this information [because of God]. However, they
still did not receive what GOD was saying to them through me . . . because they
were blinded by their judgments about ME. Not too long after that, when what
God was trying to warn them about through me came to pass in their life, they
returned to me in tears wanting answers. (Of course, God is loving and, humbly
said, so am I. We dealt with their situation, led by God.) That has occurred in
my life on other occasions as well.
I did NOT share that to make myself look good or holier than
anybody—GOD IS ALWAYS TO BE GLORIFIED, I am just a vessel for Him. I am sharing
this, as led by my Heavenly Father to do, to say the following:
When someone is filled with the Holy Spirit—whether you believe
it or not, whether you accept it or not—IT IS NOT THEM SPEAKING: The HOLY
SPIRIT is speaking THROUGH that vessel!
19 But when they deliver you up, do not worry about how or what you
should speak. For it will be given to you in that hour what you should speak;
20 for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in
you.
Because someone does not LOOK LIKE what YOU think they should
look like—you judge, and you miss God's words.
Because you are too busy judging a person based on their
PAST—you judge, and you miss God's words.
Because you will not HUMBLE YOURSELF to listen to someone whom
YOU feel does not have the appropriate position or title (in YOUR mind) to be
able to advise you—you judge, and you miss God's words.
Because you have allowed your mind to be swayed about a person
based off of GOSSIP and NOT KNOWING A FULL TRUTH ABOUT A SITUATION OR
PERSON—you judge, and you miss God's words.
The list goes on. The point remains the same: Stop judging the
vessel—God uses whomever He desires. God does not need the approval of man to
make decisions about whom He will or will not use or speak through!
God's Word tells us in 1 John 4:1 to test every spirit because
not every spirit is sent from God. So, we SHOULD be seeking God about
everything and everyone that comes our way. However, this is about your judging
and not humbling yourself, and consequently, you missing God's warnings and
even some of your blessings as a result of your judgments and lack of humility.
When you dismiss a person, mock them, laugh at them, or gossip
about them, when all they have done is be a vessel for the LORD—it is YOU who
misses out, not them, and it is YOU who will have to answer to the LORD. If you
do not understand what someone is saying to you on God's behalf, or even why
God chose them to speak through, do not mistreat them or be so quick to dismiss
them: TAKE IT TO THE LORD IN PRAYER. After all, God and God's Word (line the
message up with God's Word, the Holy Bible) have ALL of your answers. Choose to
seek God, instead of choosing to be judgmental or evil.
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