Identity

Struggling with the judgment of men. They would say whether or not I am righteous..whether or not I am in the Lord...whether or not I am light rather than darkness. Their judgment is based on things they can see. The Lord looks at the heart. I definitely believe that the heart will work its way out and affect the outward life as well. No question about that. There must be good fruit if the tree is good. The problem I have is with a checklist on a decision card. Putting God into a religious box of your making and saying whether or not there is any validity to a spiritual life based on your human perception. I dare you to ask the Lord what He thinks of me. I dare you to ask the Spirit if He makes His home in me. And I challenge myself by the same token...when I come to a person...do I go to God first and get His opinion on who the person is? Do I look at them through the lens of who God says they are? God sees and knows all. The inner motivations...the heart desires..the weakness and frailty...the inner core strength that we only see proven in the worst of fires...and even then, oftentimes we don't know everything. So I both challenge others in how they judge me and I challenge myself. Make your judgments based on the wisdom and insight given by the Spirit.