Positive Daily Inspiration – December 15, 2022 – CHOOSE NOT TO GOSSIP OR CRITICIZE

“The eye is the lamp of the body. So if your eye is sound your whole body will be full of light.”
Matthew 6:22

Jesus talked constantly about perceptions. If we are following Jesus, we must constantly look for and see the good. Your eye is the lamp of your body and if your eye is sound and not blinded by the cataracts of negativity, your whole body and life will be filled with light, love, and happiness.

Jesus Christ reminded us that we are to follow Him. However, we can become caught up in concern that others may find fault with us, or that we must adopt the lifestyle of others. When this happens, we are not attuning to, or following through on our own Divine guidance. God loves us, and we must begin following God by not cutting ourselves down in criticizing ourselves.

When we are faithfully following God, we are looking to God for solutions to our own challenges. When we depend on God, we, by example, are encouraging others to do the same.

Often, we become way too concerned with the way that others are living their lives. The only one that we can really be concerned with is ourselves. To others we make the personal decision to extend unconditional love – we give each person the freedom to be. Every day, as we follow Christ, we express more and more Christ-like attributes.

We have true peace of mind because we know that when we are following our own guidance from God, our lives are in order.

We follow Christ with our mind, and also our mouth. Gossip and unkind criticism about other persons, groups, or political parties, never hurt them as much as the words hurt us. We rob our soul of growth when we criticize and gossip about others.

We can overcome any such tendencies in ourselves if we diligently strive, day by day, to overcome any unloving or critical thoughts. This can be done if we diligently follow Christ. We can train ourselves to see the Spirit of God working in others.

Criticism and negativity about others is addictive behavior to the lower human mind. Criticism stems from boredom with our own lives and the need to give opinions on other lives. It is a hard habit to break, but it can be done; and the soul rewards of following Jesus in this way are enormous.

No matter what we may hear about another, no matter what we may see, if we remember to look beyond appearances like Jesus told us to, we will find that the inclination to criticize gradually disappears.

None of us knows the full story about another; to do that, we would have to walk many miles in their shoes. Jesus pointed out that no person is in a position to cast stones at another. We are all here in this life to learn more about the art of living as taught by Jesus, and in the process all of us make errors. The errors are part of life, and are of no big deal, as long as we learn lessons from them to correct our path. The Bible says that God forgives our mistakes, and we can be happy when we follow God and forgive others too.

POSITIVE DAILY PRAYER:

Dear God, today with Your ever-abiding help I agree to stop gossip and criticizing.

In Jesus Christ name … Amen

POSITIVE DAILY AFFIRMATION: Christ within me is my glory. The brightness of God’s presence wipes out all darkness; I am filled with light, life, and peace.

POSITIVE DAILY QUOTE: “The world reveals itself to us exactly as we address ourselves to it; if we view it with kind eyes, it appears to be a kind place; if we view it with harsh eyes, it appears to be a harsh place.”

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