Matthew 7:1-5

Why do people judge other people?

I'm not completely innocent of this, but I try my hardest not to.

And what's funny, is that a lot of Christians are the most judgemental people I have met. I don't understand that, how can you be a child of God and constantly judge people on their appearance, their likes and dislikes, their religion etc? In God's eyes, you're no better than the person standing or sitting next to you and you never will be, we're all equal in His eyes and He is the only one who is allowed to judge and will judge.

When you die do you really want God to judge you based on the judgements you've made about others?

I don't look mainstream and I'm fine with that. I don't have perfect hair or skin, I'm not a size negative 0. I have 14 peircings, I have 4 tattoos, I love dying my hair weird colors and wearing strange clothes. I like KPOP and country music and on occasion a Justin Bieber song. I don't go to church every week, and yes, I swear some times (I live with a Marine, their mouths are worse than sailors.) I've had so many people judge me, including my family because I wasn't the cookie cutter teenager, and I'm not the cookie cutter adult. Does it bother me that I know people are judging me based on my appearance? Yes, constantly. I worry what people think about me, do they think I'm weird because I like Korean music? Do they think I worship Satan because I have peircings and tattoos? Are they thinking I'm fat because I cant wear Abercrombie pants? I'm sure a lot of people have thought those things about me or something close and yes it does bother me. It bothers me that I let it get to me. It bothers me that people might not like me. It bothers me that these people are so unhappy with themselves that they have to judge me.

I've heard first hand people call me a slut in high school because of rumors they heard and the person who thought this about me was, in fact, a Christian. I've been called a freak by family members, were they joking? I don't know and I don't care, but it hurt. I've been discriminated against because of my peircings and tattoos. People shy away from others with tattoos and peircings because they're different and "scary." Some of the nicest and non-judgemental people I have met have hundreds of tattoos and multiple peircings.

So lets set the record straight. Stop judging me, stop judging other people. Yes I'm different I look weird and I like strange things, I curse and I don't go to church. I read the Bible more than most "Christians," I accept Jesus as my savior and God as my father. Only He will judge me and that's all that matters.

So the next time you feel like you're about to judge someone, take a hard look at yourself and find out whats wrong with you.