We all know the verse so well but never wear it on hearts. Lately I have been seriously surrounded buy people who find it funny to make fun of other’s and judge one’s every move. I am only to wonder if it is because they are self-conscious in their hearts. Either way making fun of someone at the dispense of a laugh is pretty lame. I think Jesus would think so. He is just a few words from the man about it.

“Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. 2 For you will be treated as you treat others.^[a] The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged.^[b]3 “And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye^[c] when you have a log in your own? 4 How can you think of saying to your friend,^[d] ‘Let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,’ when you can’t see past the log in your own eye? 5Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend’s eye. ~ Matthew 7:1-5

Like I said, we all know this verse, let’s not hypocrites and ignore the words of Christ just for a few laughs.

body language

Today in my Life and Teachings of Jesus class led by Dr. Ryan Neal we debated the importance the Lord’s Supper and what the bread and wine/cracker and grape juice represents on the Sunday its given. Needless to say it became a pretty heated debate.  As we were debating people were interrupting each other, blurting out, and singling each other out. It was a pretty unruly debate. However this is the way Dr. Neal wanted it to illustrate that this issue divides churches. In the long run I ended up on the edge of my seat (literally), left fist pounding my right hand, and asking a little too loudly a question.  Now we all settled after that and calmed our nerves. However my point is, body language means a tremendous amount. I mean it looked like I was fixing to pummel someone on the opposing side. There is the fact that I always sit on the edge of my seat at when I’m at work and I pound my fist just in most normal conversations and even I am worshipping; however, my manner could have been misunderstood. Who’s fault is that? Only my own.  I am always to observe my actions, my verbal language, my tone, and my body language to make sure that it is not coming off in a offensive manner. As followers of Christ it is something we are called to do.

lili

I was talking to a coworker about a few things I was struggling with. Here is the spiritual insights I gained from Lindsay.

a)  judgmental people have issues in their own heart. Christ can convict them. however i cannot sit around and worry 24/7 about people passing judgment- there are souls dying and going to hell i should be more consumed with.

b) be concerned with souls and not people. the soul goes to heaven or hell not the person. therefore when meeting the person you should be concerned with their spiritual well-being and do something about it. meet the soul.

c) there is a season for certain friends. it just may not be the time now.

d) don’t ignore a conviction of the heart. there is a reason God lays it there.

e) humility is key. humility is not being perfect or never wanting to change. its recognizing we’re not perfect and we do sin. and finding the power in us to want to change ourselves when we do sin.

luck.

for easter my mom gave me two family rings. first of all let me just say that i LOVE rings. however lately i have shed a few pounds so the last ring she gave me no longer fits. and i love that ring so she knows i was a little sad about my titian black pearl no longer going on my hand every day. however, one has a really big vintage brown stone in it that i love. my aunt patty gave it to my mom when they were in high school. so its like late 70’s style. pretty vintage style. i love it. the second ring i love. it was my mom’s “going steady” ring she received from my dad in the 7th grade. they kept dating and got married when they were 19. i love the ring and they remained married for 26 years. however now they are divorced and i was a little bothered by the ring because i didn’t want the ring to be bad luck. i mean wearing the ring of a divorced couple. sounds a little like bad luck don’t you think. then it occurred to me when i was riding in the car coming home from my mom’s with tyler. never believe in luck. there’s no such thing.

there’s only Jesus.

and i am thankful for that.

judge.

well i am back from spring break. it was pretty good. one thing i learned was… never judge others. it was a hard lessoned learned. i have been learning it mainly over the past several years. one of the best people that continuously teach me this lesson is a girl that i lived and worked with in Manhattan. Lena always avidly teaches Christians that we are never the ones to judge others.

i spent my spring break in myrtle beach, sc. its a known as a spring break capital for beaches. a group of friends and myself went down there just to spend everyday laying in the chilly breeze by the ocean. we were surrounded by college students funneling beers on the beach and things like that. so for most Christians it would be pretty easy to simply say they are drunkards in a judging manner. however this is a judgmental tone and we must remember that we are not the ones to judge nonbelievers. also if they are the believers doing this. and a believer yells out and judges him at her in a way that the pharisees threw stones at others. let’s just remember, let the first to not have sin cast the first stone. we are to love one in a way to make them want to change their life.

new cd

just received the new cd by lee mcd and it is i like to call it “excellence in my earbuds”. amazing. i am proud to work with lee for his walk with Christ, humility, insane talent. this cd is outrageous. i love the last track “love is” and “go tell it”. tomorrow is the cds release. come to Newspring Church in Anderson, SC. for $15 you get into for the cd release PARTY and a free cd. Friday March 7th at 7:30 is when the doors open. its going to be off the flippin chain. you should be jealous i am listening to it. but no worries. you can have it tomorrow. be there.

3 days of emotion.

here are just a few thoughts from my head today. some might not like them… if you don’t. fine. you can send hate comments. i really don’t care. i might reply if i feel like it. if not. its not that you got to me. its that- i am a full time student in my senior year in college taking 20 hours and i have a demanding job where i work with students. i also have a social life that i love. therefore. we shall see.

this week has been kind of strange post birthday. we lost a friend that we had just gotten to know on sunday night. we lost our dog. so monday was a weird day.

however the theme of each day is- START EACH DAY NEW! feel new. breathe new. emotionally be new.

tonight at our student ministry service my good friend Charlie, who had just gotten back from our friends funeral, came out of our the small group he leads looking shocked. Charlie told me that one of his 11th grade boys had just been saved. Praise Christ! Thank you God!

i am a pretty emotional person. that’s an understatement. i’m hyperemotional. but tonight. reflecting on the week. i was numb. not even knowing how i should feel. either way. i am going to Praise Him.

bridge the racial gap.

has anyone else noticed that church is possibly the most segregated places existing today. why are we not doing anything to bridge the gaps. latinos worship with latinos. blacks worship with blacks. and whites worship with whites. the question is how do bridge the gap between races. i heard it said today in class that worship style is the only difference. although that is a big difference- it isn’t the only difference. it was resolved by a classmate that the way to bridge the cultural gap between races is simply not let it be only a sunday thing. extend it. AKA don’t only talk to people who’s skin is the same color. we think today that we live in a world that prejudice isn’t there. but why in the caf on a university campus are tables never mixed in race. skins colors match at the lunch table. black people sit with people. white people sit with white people. or with people who at least look white. how can we do what Christ preaches if we won’t sit with people who look different. we think we are so open yet we sit with people who look the same.  also. Jesus wasn’t white. sorry to all the SoBaps. but he was born near the like middle east area. he had darker skin. so think if you would invite him to your lunch table. i know that sounds holy rolely. and preachy. but seriously if you are sitting with people who all have the same color skin as you. the answer is staring at you in the face. no you would not let the man who is darker and dirtier than you sit at your table.

sorry i am not politically correct when talking about whites and blacks.

wikipedia

just to let you know. Tony Morgan has a wikipedia page. check it out. but no worries how short it is. its going to be edited soon. hahahaha.

grammer. who cares?

so i don’t capitalize anything because my shift key is broken and its just a hassle.  i put periods in inappropriate places. not because i’m emo or anything. just because i like to. my grammer is always wrong and i don’t care and i won’t fix it later. just letting you know. my writing style is different. and i won’t conform to the english language ways unless i am turning in a term paper.