Sunday Slowdown #2

Hello friends! So I'm not gonna lie, I kinda struggled with what to write for my second Sunday Slowdown series. I had been thinking in the beginning of the week that I wanted to write something about how every one's journey through life if different but couldn't figure out how to tie that into a faith based post; until today. While doing my SOAP for today I came across the perfect scripture to tie it altogether. So for today I'm just going to copy what I wrote out in my SOAP journal and then maybe add in a little at the end to wrap it all up. If you are not familiar with a SOAP journal you can find my video HERE where I explain how I use it for my bible study.

S- 1 Corinthians 4:3-4

"But (as for me personally) it matters very little to me that I should be put on trial by you(on this point), and that you or any other human tribunal should investigate and question and cross-question me. I do not even put myself on trial and judge myself. I am not conscious of anything against myself, and I feel blameless; but I am not vindicated and acquitted before God on that account. It is the Lord (Himself) Who examines and judges me." -taken from the Joyce Meyer amplified bible

***To give some background on this passage, the verses right before this Paul had said that God's people are called to live a faithful life.***

O-God calls His people to live a faithful life but Paul makes it clear that we are not to examine or judge the faithfulness of others. It is ONLY God's job to do so.

A- Instead of being focused on what other people are doing and how they are living their lives, I need to turn my focus inward on my own actions. I can also find comfort knowing that no one's judgement on my life matters except God's.

P- God take away judgemental thoughts I have about others. Help me to turn my gaze inward and reflect on my own thoughts and actions. Thank you for being the only person whose judgement on my life truly matters. I imagine your opinion of me is kinder than some others I know.

Amen

I've run into this problem a few times in my life; where someone has questioned my level of devotion to my faith. In reality, this person doesn't know me very well or he/she would know that I take my faith VERY seriously and while I may not be perfect I thank God I am not where I used to be (got that little tidbit from Joyce Meyer)! Sometimes I struggle to talk about my faith and I only have a few pieces of scripture memorized but make no mistake I have accepted Christ as my Savior and I want a real relationship with HIm. We are all on a journey through life. No two journeys are the same. When someone makes a choice we maybe wouldn't have it is not our place to jump in and judge them for it. We have no idea what they are dealing with or what actions led them to that decision. I can tell you that my journey has brought me to places and put me in situations I never thought I would have to deal with. I try my best to see God out in those times of trial and pray that I do what's right in God's eyes.

I hope you enjoyed today's Sunday Slowdown. If you have any suggestions for future ideas for this series leave a comment below. PLEAS if you have anything negative or hurtful to say just keep it to yourself. It will save me the time of having to delete it :) 

SB