A “judgment” is a final decision. There is much confusion regarding
the following quote, as many have interpreted the lines in terms of
the passing of a verdict or a condemnation. On the contrary, this
saying is at the heart of the Law of Attraction.
“JUDGE not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye
judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it
shall be measured to you again.”
Let’s rephrase the saying with the concept of a final decision in
mind. Do not make a final decision so that a final decision is not
made about your life. Whatever you make a final decision about is
the course your life will take. Whatever you decide about the world,
that is the way your world will be.
The Law of Attraction says that what you hold in thought and imbue
with emotion and intent is what will manifest in your life. If you have
made a “final decision” that the world is a place of pain, suffering
and despair, then that is how the world will be measured back to
you. If you hold in your mind disease, that will be measured back to
you. If you hold in your mind poverty, that is what the world will
return. If you hold hatred, bigotry, violence and failure, these things
will be in your life. If you hold fear, then your life will manifest all the
things that you fear.
How often are we admonished that appearances are deceiving?
How often do we perceive an event in a negative way only to
discover that it was a blessing in disguise? Have you ever felt
dislike towards a person only to later become best friends? Have
you ever been disappointed about a job loss only to end up with an
even better job?
When we close our minds to new information and new ideas, we
close off the manifesting power of the Universe. When we say “This
is the way life is,” the Universe continues to reinforce our final
decision about life and provides all the things and events that go
along with that decision.
Life isn’t fair? Times are tough? I do not know what to do? The
world is out to get me? I’ll never get out of this rut? I am not smart
enough? I do not have enough money? I am not attractive enough?
If any of these are your outlook on life, the Universe will return to
you a life that contains most, if not all, of these decisions.
We never have complete information. Even in science, what is true
today is superceded tomorrow. What would have happened if the
early sciences were held to be true and, as a result, further research
was halted? Nothing that we know today would exist. There
would be no heart transplants, no vaccines, no CT scans, no Xrays,
and no progress in all of the areas of technology that we take
for granted. Science remains open and positive about its own
progress and yet, when it comes to our personal lives, we form
opinions and judgments and final decisions and remain passive in
the face of “fate” to the point that only an act of God will change our
minds. It is only when we open to the influx of new ideas and
concepts that the Universe offers a variety of ways to provide for
our needs and desires.
Jesus healed others because he refused to accept the illusion. He
made no decision based upon appearances and saw what we
would call the sick as whole and well. He held in his mind the truth
that we are all whole, and his thoughts became manifest.
If he had judged the sick to be sick, he would not have been able to
manifest the truth. This is the same with each of us. If we see
through the illusion of pain and suffering, we are in a position to
assist ourselves and to better serve those in need. If we see the
world as a place filled with infinite possibilities and opportunities,
then we open ourselves to those possibilities. If we judge something
as evil or bad, we actually create a reality that contains evil
and bad. If we see someone suffering and adopt an “oh, poor you”
attitude, then we have judged that person as beyond repair.
Does this mean that you lose all compassion? On the contrary, it
means that by seeing the poor as wealthy, the sick as whole, the
depressed as happy and the wicked as good, we create a new
vibration that can and will bring those qualities into existence. You
have to ask yourself, which is more compassionate, feeling pity for
the suffering or actually creating a reality where suffering does not
exist?
Incidentally, this is why we are admonished to be “born again.”
Enter each day with new eyes and no preconceived notions. Enter
the day with an expectation that all will be right, and the Universe
will fulfill that expectation. This is not easy. We are the products of
a conditioning that fills our subconscious mind with the “merchandise”
of the world. We carry over into each morning all of our
hopes, dreams and fears. But, day-by-day, we can make progress,
and with each step the world becomes a brighter place. Look
adversity in the face and say “No, you no longer control the way I
perceive life. I will not decide if what is happening is positive or
negative. I will let the Universe unfold new ideas and new opportunities
and will see each moment as an opportunity to learn and to
grow. I lack complete information and what may appear to be
negative may be the best thing that could happen to me.”
Gradually, day by day, old thought habits will diminish and a new
paradigm, a new outlook on life, will bring more positive events into
your life.
“The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand:
repent ye, and believe the gospel. Repent: for the kingdom of
God is at hand.”
Repent means to change your ways or change your mind. The
Kingdom of God is here, believe in this truth, change your way of
thinking, for the Kingdom of God is here.
This is a different way of looking at these words of Jesus than
priests would present. Here we are being asked to change the way
we think about things, change our outlook on the world. We are not
being asked to ask for forgiveness. We are to understand the truth
that heaven is on earth now, not some day in the future.
Religious leaders have convinced the masses that heaven is a
future state of existence, in some distant location in a galaxy far, far
away. They tell us that this is hell on earth and if we are good and
ask no questions, we may receive our just reward.
But the good shepherd gave a different message. Heaven is available
to all in the NOW, this very moment, if we but repent, change
our minds, and accept the truth. The fields are already white with
harvest and it is a change in our mindset that will lift our eyes to
see this truth.
Enlightening.
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