Do you have a judging personality trait? Sadly, sometimes I do. My biggest downfall is often the grocery store. There’s always the person who leaves her cart right in the middle of the aisle while scanning the shelves for a particular item. Then there’s the loud, animated talker on his phone, having a great time, but not the least bit interested in his spouse who is trying to coral two young children. And don’t you just hate it when the person who’s bagging your groceries puts multiple items on top of your carton of eggs? Sometimes I wonder why there aren’t fatalities in a grocery store!

Seriously, I think about the “judging” trait…a lot. While the only one qualified to judge is God, we still lay claim to it. I heard a Christian song once that offered the solution to judging: Put yourselves in the shoes of the other person, admit that we’re all different and call on the grace of God to understand each other’s heart!

Call on the grace of God…that is the answer to everything, isn’t it? We can do nothing in this life without seeing each other through the eyes of God. And, by the way, the annoying loud-talker guy I mentioned earlier that was no help to his wife? He checked out right in front of me, and he couldn’t have been more polite to the cashier! I judged him and God reminded me…there’s always hope when we seek the heart of God.