by Joshua Hook | Oct 3, 2018 | Judgment
Many of us get in the habit of labeling and judging our circumstances as good or bad. This habit is incredibly natural to us. Being rich is good; being poor is bad. Having a family is good; being alone is bad. Winning is good; losing is bad. Being healthy is good;...
by Joshua Hook | Apr 9, 2018 | Judgment
As human beings, we have a bad habit of judging others. It’s easy to do. We see someone who is doing something we view as bad, or living their life in a way we disapprove. So we look down on them. We criticize them. We think they should be making better decisions or...
by Joshua Hook | Jun 15, 2017 | Judgment
I remember hanging out with some people, and I found myself judging them in my heart. They were different from me, I thought they were awkward, and I didn’t agree with some of the choices they were making. Judging other people is a bad deal. When you judge...
by Joshua Hook | Jun 9, 2016 | Judgment
Judging others is usually a bad deal. I have noticed that religious people (myself included) tend to judge other people a lot. Also, we often scapegoat certain sins, and judge those things more harshly. What I mean by scapegoating is that if I can find something that...
