Message Received
{written by, Candice Landis,09/15/2013}
I Had A Very Humbling Experience Recently
Another Lesson Jesus Taught To Me
One That I Now See I Truly Did Need
I'm Hoping I Can Correct My Behavior Now That I See
There Was A Woman Who Passed Judgment On Me
She Was Very Rude And I Resented Her Bitterly
What She Said Hurt And Offended Me Greatly
Then I Found Out She Was Sharing Her Opinion Of Me With Others Openly
I Did Not Respond To Her Hurtful Words Vocally
But In My Heart I Was Doubting Her Christianity
I Thought , She Claims To Be A Christian , She's A Fake!
How Could Someone Who Believes In Christ Be So Two Faced
I Stopped Talking To Her And Ignored Her Jibes
I Certainly Didn't Need Someone Like That In My Life
How Dare She Pass Judgment On Me And Claim To Know Christ
I Became Very Self Rightous And Felt I Was In The Right
Then I Learned From A Friend This Woman's Daughter Is Deathly Ill
She's Carrying Burdens I Hope And Pray I Never Will
I Was Filled With Shame For The Mean Thought's Towards Her I'd Had
You Just Never Know What A Persons Going Through In Life, Good Or Bad
That's Why It's So Important To Be Forgiving And Turn The Other Cheek
I Hadn't Done This, I'd Become Resentful And Weak
It Doesn't Matter What She Said Or Thought About Me
Her Approval Of My Life Is Not What I Seek
I Immediately Sent A Prayer Up To Jesus, Message Received!
And Asked That He Find It In His Heart To Forgive Me
Then I Prayed For This Woman And Her Daughters Health
I Pray For Her Daily And Will Continue To Do So In Stealth
She Need Not Know That I'm Aware Of Her Situation
In Negatively Judging Others I Need To Stop My Participation
Only Our Father Has The Right To Judge
We Are Here To Lead Others To Him With Love, Not To Hold A Grudge
I Am No Better Or Worse Than This Woman Who Angered Me
And I Should Not Have Held Her In A Regard So Bitterly
I Should Have Just Prayed That From The Darkness She Be Released
Only Jesus Knows What We Need And I'm Grateful For The Lesson I Received