Please Judge Me
Well I'm a poopy nugget. The last time I blogged was January 6th! Sometimes I excuse myself by saying I'm always writing – e-mails, notes, texts, etc. – but I'm not sure that quite counts. However! I must interject before you start thinking hoity-toity thoughts (or maybe I have to interject with my hoity-toity thoughts – whatever). I would wager that the literary quality of my e-mails and text messages exceeds that of the common man's essay.
Megan and I recently had a discussion about what properly qualifies as "arrogant" or what qualifies as "pride." Megan suggested that a main factor is the disregard of another. When I say that my text messages have a higher literary quality, I do not mean to imply that another's writing is worthless. I only mean to suggest that there is need for improvement. I would delightedly sit with anyone and work on his/her and my own writing! Sadly, not many have the patience to hone such skills. The ubiquitous distaste for quality literature is starting to resemble the ubiquitous distaste for mathematics.
Megan and I just had another little aside about arrogance. She recommended I search my heart and bring it before God. I told her that I have so many times and that that is why, more and more, I don't think I'm arrogant. I think I judge in the ways I want to be judged. Matthew 7 does not say, "Do not judge" and end the chapter. Verse 6 says, "Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you." Earlier, it says see the log in your own eye so that you can take out the speck in your brother's eye. It seems that a proper interpretation does not preclude judging altogether. It admonishes against judging blindly but even seems to support judging at least in certain formats.
All this to say, I believe I judge honorably. I wish to be judged. I long for wise input and even correction. I have occasionally said that "I love being wrong as long as someone is right."
Please judge me.
Proverbs 15:22 "Without counsel plans fail, but with many advisers they succeed."
Megan and I recently had a discussion about what properly qualifies as "arrogant" or what qualifies as "pride." Megan suggested that a main factor is the disregard of another. When I say that my text messages have a higher literary quality, I do not mean to imply that another's writing is worthless. I only mean to suggest that there is need for improvement. I would delightedly sit with anyone and work on his/her and my own writing! Sadly, not many have the patience to hone such skills. The ubiquitous distaste for quality literature is starting to resemble the ubiquitous distaste for mathematics.
Megan and I just had another little aside about arrogance. She recommended I search my heart and bring it before God. I told her that I have so many times and that that is why, more and more, I don't think I'm arrogant. I think I judge in the ways I want to be judged. Matthew 7 does not say, "Do not judge" and end the chapter. Verse 6 says, "Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you." Earlier, it says see the log in your own eye so that you can take out the speck in your brother's eye. It seems that a proper interpretation does not preclude judging altogether. It admonishes against judging blindly but even seems to support judging at least in certain formats.
All this to say, I believe I judge honorably. I wish to be judged. I long for wise input and even correction. I have occasionally said that "I love being wrong as long as someone is right."
Please judge me.
Proverbs 15:22 "Without counsel plans fail, but with many advisers they succeed."
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