Matthew 7:1-6 - Do Not Judge

Two weeks ago, we talked about "do not worry," and how we stress over things that probably won't even happen. 85% of the things we worry about will NEVER HAPPEN. As followers of Jesus Christ, we know He's in charge of His Kingdom, but, let's face it, we like to control our own Kingdom.

Consider this: if we profess to be followers of Jesus and pray, genuinely implore, beg for, request His assistance, what logical basis remains for worry?

Yet, we still worry. If we really trust God, shouldn't we be able to let it go and let God, to find peace, no matter what happens? That is the key to me…no matter what!

This shows we might say we trust God, but deep down we don’t. Thus

Think about all the times God has helped us. Why do we still let worry get to us?

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The underlying cause is often fear. We are afraid that if we wholeheartedly place our trust in Him, and He "fails" to come through in the way we expect, we will be emotionally and spiritually devastated. And we are absolutely afraid of that happening. Because that leads to disappointment with God.

And I have been there. And I know many who are still there. 

And fear leads to something even more significant and shocking: it constitutes, it means, judging GOD! We sadly are making a judgment that God is not faithful, questioning His character, His care, His love, and His promises. When we worry it is a form of judging God and He doesn’t like that. LOL… he knows BEST.